![]() ![]() ![]() There were real consequences, too, like our income being sliced in half with hundreds of thousands of my law school debt yet to be paid. After all, I had just thrown away a successful career that I’d worked years establishing-all to chase a dream. But it wasn’t long before the oh-God-what-have-I-done set in. That bliss probably lasted a whole 24 hours. ![]() ![]() Whatever difficulties lay ahead were offset by the comfort of being true to myself and getting the opportunity to devote my life to the work I loved. I was so unhappy working as an attorney that when I finally decided to quit the carpe diem thrill of it sustained me for a long time. How terrifying was it to make the switch to writer? You went to law school and worked for some time as an attorney. All you can do is focus on the job at hand: telling the story in front of you to the best of your ability and hopefully in a way that incorporates a little of what you learned the last time around. How did you approach writing the follow-up to an acclaimed bestseller like Reconstructing Amelia?Įach book comes with its own unique challenges and rewards, even (I can attest from experience) the ones that never see the light of day. We asked McCreight, who hit the bestseller list with her debut, Reconstructing Amelia, a few questions about this shocking and suspenseful second novel.ĭescribe Where They Found Her in one word. In Where They Found Her, former lawyer Kimberly McCreight tells the story of a small town that’s rocked by an unthinkable crime. ![]()
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