Author Interview: Anneli Purchase

As I've mentioned previously one of the things I've loved since I set up the blog is contact with authors worldwide.  Today's guest is Canadian author Anneli Purchase who's here to talk about her latest book Julia's Violinist as well as give us a little insight to her day-to-day writing experience and influences.

Can you tell us a little bit about Julia’s Violinist?
Having lost everything in WWII, Julia receives a letter from her first love of twenty years ago. It is at the same time a blessing and a curse.

What did the inspiration come from for this book?
My mother told of being driven out of her family home after WWII. I was an adult before I realized that this happened to thousands of her fellow citizens. This is a story that could have happened to any one of them.

Which comes first, the characters or the plot?
In this case, definitely the plot because it begins with true events that devastated so many people’s lives during and after the war. The characters are also important because it is not a war story but rather about human relationships.