Bridges by Linda Griffin

Linda is joining us today today to share about her latest book, Bridges!

Tell us a bit about your book:

“…a tender and nuanced story of love blossoming in the most unexpected of places.” – Kirkus Reviews

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“…a tender and nuanced story of love blossoming in the most unexpected of places.” – Kirkus Reviews 〰️

In 1963, Neil Vincent, a middle-aged World War II veteran and “Christian atheist” is working as a chauffeur at Westfield Court. He spends most of his spare time reading. Mary Claire DeWinter is a young, blind, Catholic college student and reluctant heiress. To secure her inheritance, she has to marry within a year, and her aunt is pressuring her to marry a rich man who teased and bullied her when she was a child. Neil and Mary Claire shouldn’t even be friends, but the gulf between them is bridged by a shared love of books. Can they cross the bridge to more?

Now for an excerpt:

Finally, only two passengers were left on the platform—a small, homely man and the blind woman. Blind girl, really. She couldn’t be more than twenty. She had a jointed white cane, and her large sunglasses didn’t cover the edges of the scars on her face. She would not have been beautiful even without the scars—too thin, for starters, of average height but with small bones. On the other hand, her face might once have been pretty, and her hair was clean and shining, raven black, and well brushed. She was too pale, and the scars around her eyes were red and ugly. She looked a little lost.

    Feeling foolish, he lowered the slate. “Miss DeWinter?” he asked as he approached her.

    “Yes,” she said, turning toward his voice with a smile.

More about Linda...

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More about Linda... 〰️

Oxford comma, yes or no?

Yes, of course! How else could we tell whether a list ending “ham, cheese, peanut butter(,) and jelly sandwiches” referred to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or peanut butter sandwiches and jelly sandwiches?

What is your writing vice or must-haves?

I prefer music or TV to silence, and I can’t write with anyone behind me—beside me is fine.

In an alternate reality, what would be your dream job?

I’d love to design costumes for figure skaters.

You have a time travel machine: past or future? Where/when?

I’d like to travel to Tudor England, but only if I could take my smallpox vaccination with me.

You’re a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why? 

Synchronicity blue. Blue is my favorite color, and synchronicity is my favorite word. It would be a little lighter than cerulean.

You find a $100 bill in your purse/bag, what would you spend it on?

Lunch with friends.

You’re on a desert island, besides essentials, what do you bring?

I would say books, but I consider them essentials! I would bring Reid Lucas, the hero of my 2021 release, because he can cook, and he would be good company.

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