Experience and Self-Reflection
Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip follows a 77-year-old woman who decides to make the 300-mile drive to her new home alone and ends up on an unforgettable journey filled with life lessons. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
I knew that I did not want to write a traditional biography in any sort of chronological order. I started and stopped this project several times until I realized that the best way to get to know this remarkable woman was to join her on a road trip! It allowed me the perfect opportunity to share her insights, joys, regrets, and life experiences through personal reflection and meeting friends, both old and new.
Katharine’s character takes everything in life in stride, embracing the moments as they come. What were some driving ideals behind your character’s development?
I believe that much of Kate’s personality and view of life was shaped through decades of experience. She has seen and accomplished so much and realizes that she needs to embrace and revel in whatever time remains. I viewed her as wise and witty, and she doesn’t take herself too seriously or have anything left to prove.
What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?
Friendship was a key for sure. Kate had the joy of many good friends in her life which is a testament to the type of person she was–generous, caring, loving. Also, I wanted to explore the possibility of aging with grace, passion and dignity, the importance of believing in yourself, the value of experience and self-reflection, the benefits of giving back (time, talent, and treasures), and the joy of looking forward to small pleasures–a good cup of coffee or a slice of cake!
What is the next book that you are working on, and when will it be available?
I am just putting the finishing touches on the third and final installment of the Miranda Quinn Legal Twist trilogy: Miranda Fights will be published in December, joining Miranda Writes, and Miranda Nights. After that, who knows? I love writing stories about quirky, wonderful women and their search for happiness, redemption, fulfillment, joy, and love.
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In the fall of 1907, Katharine decides to drive from Newport, Rhode Island to her new home in Jackson, New Hampshire. Despite the concerns of her family and friends that at the age of 77 she lacks the stamina for the nearly 300-mile journey, Katharine sets out alone. Over the next six days, she receives a marriage proposal, pulls an all-nighter, saves a life or two, crashes a high-society event, meets a kindred spirit, faces a former rival, makes a new friend, takes a stroll with a future movie mogul, advises a troubled newlywed, and reflects upon a life well lived: her own!
Join her as she embarks upon her remarkable road trip.
Katharine Prescott Wormeley (1830-1908) was born into affluence in England and emigrated to the U. S. at the age of eighteen. Fiercely independent and never married, Kate volunteered as a nurse on a medical ship during the Civil War, before founding a vocational school for underprivileged girls. She was a philanthropist, a hospital administrator, and the author of The Other Side of War: 1862, as well as the noted translator of dozens of novels written by French authors, including Moliere and Balzac. She is included in History’s Women: The Unsung Heroines; History of American Women: Civil War Women; Who’s Who in America 1908-09; Notable American Women: 1607-1950; A Biographical Dictionary; and A Woman of the (19th) Century: Leading American Women in All Walks of Life and figures prominently in With Courage and Delicacy: Civil War on the Peninsula by Nancy Scripture Garrison.
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