Jewish Federation Book Club Reads Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day
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I met the mystery/crime author Lori Rader-Day at the Midwest Writers Conference in Muncie, Indiana, in July 2023. She agreed to join the Jewish Federation Book Club’s session on Death at Greenway, her novel that takes place at Agatha Christie’s summer home during World War II. Despite its title, this book is not written in the style of a Christie murder mystery, rather, it’s an interpretation of what it might have been like for two women hired to take care of ten children under the age of five who had to evacuate their homes without their parents during the London Blitz. Infused with fictional mystery, the novel’s authenticity starts with the setting. Lori’s three visits to Greenway House made this possible; her first two as a typical tourist got her thinking, and then her third took place during a stay for several nights with her husband. Lori was privy to the few remaining children’s names carved inside a hidden cabinet. She became email buddies with “Doreen,” now in her 80s, who makes several crucial appearances in the novel.
Jewish Federation Book Club Reads Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day
Jewish Federation Book Club Reads Death at…
Jewish Federation Book Club Reads Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day
I met the mystery/crime author Lori Rader-Day at the Midwest Writers Conference in Muncie, Indiana, in July 2023. She agreed to join the Jewish Federation Book Club’s session on Death at Greenway, her novel that takes place at Agatha Christie’s summer home during World War II. Despite its title, this book is not written in the style of a Christie murder mystery, rather, it’s an interpretation of what it might have been like for two women hired to take care of ten children under the age of five who had to evacuate their homes without their parents during the London Blitz. Infused with fictional mystery, the novel’s authenticity starts with the setting. Lori’s three visits to Greenway House made this possible; her first two as a typical tourist got her thinking, and then her third took place during a stay for several nights with her husband. Lori was privy to the few remaining children’s names carved inside a hidden cabinet. She became email buddies with “Doreen,” now in her 80s, who makes several crucial appearances in the novel.