On this week’s Corks & Conversation with Lydia Kang episode we had a great chat about science, ghosts, and breaking gender stereotypes! And of course her writing (many genres) and her latest historical thriller. Have a listen …
Lydia Kang’s latest book, The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding, takes place in New York City during World War II. It’s a fascinating look at the time of the Manhattan Project and women in the workforce. This page-turning novel twists and turns to a surprise ending! Christie wanted to go back to find the clues and red-herrings. To this, Lydia says …
“My goal in these is often time to surprise people … it makes me super happy when people are like ‘Okay, I did not see that coming!’”
The characters in this book allow love to drive their choices and lead to crime. Lydia explained,
“Emotion colors how you see things and how you react to everything. I find that really fascinating, the interplay between your cognitive logic and then what emotion drives you to do.”
The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding is her fourth historical mystery set in New York City. We suggest you get a copy here. (indie bookshop.org or Amazon.com) It is a stand-alone but you may want to get her other books just to find the family connections of the characters! We paired it with a rosé wine, which is one of Lydia’s favorites.
Cathi stuck with a wine from this month’s Naked Wines selection. It was delightful and you can get Naked Wines delivered to your home too! Just be sure to use one of our links when you order (like the coupon at the top of our website) so that we can get a little credit for the referral!
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Lydia still works as a physician and she feels this balances well with her writing world. She must be doing something right because she has written and published books in many genres. And we love her non-fiction books Quackery and Patient Zero, as well.
We also loved this episode, with all its insights and laughs! And that is not just the wine talking!
Episode Highlights:
4:13 Lydia has a wine story
6:40 Best wine for poison?
10:05 She has a surprising goal!
13:29 Love drives us
16:42 They are all related!
22:11 WWII in NYC
24:03 Ghosts & Mermaids
31:21 Another take on “Don’t quit your day job”
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