When did you know you wanted to be a writer? Not until fairly late in life (at the age of 43). Prior to that, I’d been a violinist and then a cognitive […]
Interview Questions 22: Answered by Cynthia Sally Haggard
Fashions in the 1920s & 1930s 3: from Farewell My Life by Cynthia Sally Haggard
It is 1921, when the novel opens. Here is an elegant lady (who could be ANGELINA, but costumed by Chanel) dressed to the nines for a walk outside. Notice how her outfit sits […]
Interview Questions 21: Answered by Cynthia Sally Haggard
What was your favorite scene to write in Farewell My Life? The last scene of Part 1, when Russell is unmasked. What was the most difficult scene to write? The very last […]
Trivia Sunday 8: Farewell My Life by Cynthia Sally Haggard
You have five seconds to tell us who the greatest author of all time is. In your opinion, who would that be? Vladimir Nabokov, whose dark humor captures the atmosphere of 1920s […]
Fashions in the 1920s & 1930s 2: from Farewell My Life by Cynthia Sally Haggard
It is 1914, just before World War I and here is an elegant lady with her greyhound (costumed by Chanel). Notice how clean & modern the lines are. Yes that is a […]
Interview Questions 20: Answered by Cynthia Sally Haggard
To begin, can you please tell us a little about yourself? I was born & raised in England, and came to the US at the age of 21. I’ve lived my entire […]
Trivia Sunday 7: Farewell My Life by Cynthia Sally Haggard
You have a chance to appear on the hit talent show for authors, American Book Idol, and the mighty judges will determine whether your book will make it to Hollywood and become […]
Fashions in the 1920s & 1930s: 1, from Farewell My Life by Cynthia Sally Haggard
One of the pleasures of writing FAREWELL MY LIFE is that I got to imbibe all the wonderful fashions of the early 1920s. Compare the tennis outfits from the 19th Century: to […]
Interview Questions 19: Answered by Cynthia Sally Haggard
Finally, what message are you trying to get across with Farewell My Life? Life is fragile. Those of us who have enough money to enjoy our lives feel secure in the notion […]
Character Bio from Farewell My Life by Cynthia Sally Haggard: ZIA PAULINA
Zia Paulina is: 53 years old Matriarch of Pagano Family Angelina, Louisa & Josephina’s aunt Grace & Violet’s great-aunt Left Italy in 1885 at the age of 17 Married a lawyer who […]
