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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Katherine McCaughan, author of Natasha Lands Down Under

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Katherine McCaughan, author of Natasha Lands Down Under
(High-Pitched Hum Publishing)

Natasha’s Russian family flees the Communist Revolution in China for a new beginning in Sydney, Australia. Unable to speak English, Natasha longs for her old life in Shanghai.

The problems of life under Japanese occupation and the following civil war seem tame compared to facing her new school with its inexplicable customs, different clothes and hairstyles. Having lost everything to communism, Natasha’s family, by virtue of being Russian, is now accused of being communist.

As Natasha begins to settle into Australia, a huge gap opens between the Russian ways at home and life in the outside community. Can she fit in at school and still be Russian at home with Mama, Papa and Babushka? Money is scarce and the family struggles with choices that have to be made.

Natasha clashes with her aunt and cousins and falls out with a popular girl at school. The first turbulent year in Australia strains even strong-willed Natasha’s confidence, but a catastrophic event makes her realize her own strength and her ability to make her new life a success.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Natasha Lands Down Under?

Katherine McCaughan: Like my heroine, Natasha, I was born in Shanghai, China, to Russian parents. We left China and moved to Australia after the Communist takeover. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Katherine McCaughan, author of Natasha Lands Down Under →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Richard S Jaffe, author of Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned

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Richard S Jaffe, author of Quest for Justice:Defending the Damned
(New Horizon Press)

Quest for Justice is a true account of stories of people who faced the death penalty and the criminal justice system and lived to tell about it!

Thirty-eight people have been wrongfully convicted landing them on death row. Quest features the Author/lawyer’s succesful exoneration of 3 of them and his representation of Eric Rudolph, the Olympic bomber.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned?

Richard S Jaffe: I wrote Quest after 36 years of representing over 60 people who faced the death penalty and after defending 100’s of people in Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Richard S Jaffe, author of Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Makasha Dorsey, author of My Best Friend’s Brother

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Makasha Dorsey, author of My Best Friend’s Brother
(Dorsey Publications)

My Best Friend’s Brother (MyBFB) is about the dynamics of friendship when lifestyle choices don’t agree. Mikayla, a devout Christian who believes homosexuality is a sin, becomes best friends with Stacy Ann, a lesbian. She ends up leaving her church to join another during the process. The relationship changes when Mikayla starts dating Samuel, Stacy Ann’s twin brother.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write My Best Friend’s Brother?

Makasha Dorsey: The inspiration to write MyBFB came from several places. I believe that there are various sins but also believe that you should Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Makasha Dorsey, author of My Best Friend’s Brother →