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Lucille Guarino Author Interview

Elizabeth’s Mountain follows a mother and daughter, one who reflects on her past relationships and one who is hoping to have a love like her mom. What were some themes that you felt were important to highlight in this story?

The most important theme highlighted in Elizabeth’s Mountain is love, of course. Through generations, mores and approaches toward dating and romance change, but love never changes. Other themes prevalent in Elizabeth’s Mountain are the attitudes and recognition of PTSD for what it is, and the essence of land partnered with life.

What’s the trickiest thing about writing characters of the opposite gender?

The trickiest thing about writing characters of the opposite gender is thinking like them. “Men are from Mars, women are from Venus” aptly applies!

Are there any books or authors that inspired you to become a writer?

I get inspiration from many authors, but there are a few who stand out for me: Ann Patchett for her family sagas, Pat Conroy for his emotion-heavy reads, Harper Lee for her classically poignant American story.

Has writing and publishing a book changed the way you see yourself?

There is validation in seeing your work published and the reviews and responses to it. It’s heartwarming and encourages me forward as a writer.

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Asheville, North Carolina. Elizabeth has a dilemma. After celebrating a milestone birthday, the feisty ninety-year-old anxiously contemplates a developer’s lucrative offer for her Blue Ridge Mountain farmhouse. Worried her adult children will pressure her to sell, the lively senior recalls how her journey to this forever home began back in the 50s when she met the man who would become her husband…
Present day. Amanda yearns to stop wasting time. After ending a dead-end, three-year relationship and moving in with her spirited grandmother, the thirty-four-year-old nurse sees her dream of marriage and kids vanishing. But when she meets a handsome widower at a hospital summit, she cautiously lets down her walls.
As Elizabeth’s memories take her back to when she was a hopeful young woman, she reveals how a horrific accident led to the ER and a charming doctor. While Amanda fears the worst when she overhears the enigmatic man she’s fallen for talking on the phone with another woman.
Do both women’s stories lead to a grand legacy and a lifetime of love?
In an emotional rollercoaster that interweaves the two women’s chance at a future, their parallel romances illustrate the power of resilience and hope despite heartbreak. And as one story comes to its twilight years while the other is just beginning, readers will fall hard for this poignant inheritance of happiness.
Elizabeth’s Mountain is an enchanting women’s fiction novel. If you like relatable characters, dual timelines, and multi-generational romance, then you’ll adore Lucille Guarino’s touching tale.

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