Michaelene
McElroy Blog Tour
The ideas for
stories come to authors in many ways. Sometimes it is through a photo, a dream
or even a radio station. Check out what Michaelene McElroy had to say about the
inspiration behind The Last Supper Catering Company!
“I believe many
writers will understand when I say that rather than choosing to write the
story, the character chose me to tell her story, and set our initial meeting up
in an unusual way. While on the
treadmill in my home office while still living in California, I was listening
to a piece on NPR about inmates on death row and the significance of their last
meal when I heard a small voice, steeped in the way of the South, ask me what I
would want for my last supper. Needless
to say, I hopped off the treadmill, sat down in front of my computer and
started writing everything she had to say.
As her story unfolded,
it spoke to my own experience with the power of food shared with love, the
communion that takes place between the giver and receiver, and the eternal bond
that remains long after the giver has departed from this world to the next. Writing The Last Supper Catering Company
allowed me to reexamine the world through the innocent, non-judgmental, and
forgiving, eyes of B. Thankful Childe-Lucknow.
She is the embodiment of all I long to be, all that I long the world to be.”
Synopsis:
The Last Supper
Catering Company tells the story of
B. Thankful Childe-Lucknow. Turned out with red corkscrew hair, one eye brown,
the other green, and gifted with the power to hear the voices of the departed,
B. Thankful is cast aside by the town as the devil’s child and lives an
isolated upbringing in the woods.
Tragedy, followed by the discovery of a long-forgotten
paint-by-number picture of the Last Supper, thrusts B. Thankful from the safety
of everything she has ever known.
Beyond the boundary
of her sheltered life, B. Thankful discovers the world’s hard edges as well as
its beauty. More importantly, with the
help of a cast of quirky and tenderhearted souls, she discovers why God made
her special
To learn more about B. Thankful Childe-Lucknow and Michaelene
McElroy check out these links!
Book
Links
Dec. 1:
Inspiration for the book – http://ssteinwriting.wordpress.com/
Dec. 2: Promo
Post – http://kainas.com
Dec. 3: Inspiration
– http://rmfabbookreviews.blogspot.com
Dec. 4: Author
Bio – http://sarahelleemm.blogspot.com
Dec. 5: First
Chapter – http://myownrant.blogspot.com, http://booknerd2063.blogspot.com
Dec. 6:
Harmonia Pennywhistles Peach Cobbler http://theindieshop.blogspot.com
Dec. 7: Little
G’s Ginger Bread http://bexnbooks.blogspot.com.au/
Giveaway Conclusion – http://booksnbrownies.blogspot.com
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I read this book and it is flat out excellent! Superbly written and very compelling! What a great feature. Thanks for sharing Michaelene!
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by, Melissa, and for your kind words.
DeleteMichaelene
o definately peach cobbler
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by. Don't miss the recipe. Harmonia Pennywhistle's peach cobbler is a yum and a half.
DeleteMichaelene
R&M Fab Book Reviews, can I just say how wonderful you are to host me on your blog? Well, there, I said it. Indie authors are so fortunate that bloggers like you are so generous of spirit.
ReplyDeleteWith gratitude!
Michaelene
I love those characters who have real character.
ReplyDeleteAs for the peach cobbler and gingerbread, it would depend which one was gluten free. Probably the gingerbread--sounds easier to bake.
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