Thank you @michelleimason! You are awesome! . . Posted @withrepost • @michelleimason Today on the blog (link in bio) I’m thrilled to feature an interview with my CP and friend @atruebloodwrites. Her newest book, ACROSS A BROKEN SHORE, released Nov. 5, and if you haven’t already picked it up, I urge you to do so now! Set in 1930s San Francisco against the backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge construction, it follows the story of Willa, whose family expects her to become a nun but who feels called to medicine instead. Here’s a sneak peak at our interview, and if you hop over to my blog, you can read the whole thing and also enter to win a copy of the book. . . I asked: What is your favorite fact--or the most interesting--that you were able to include? On the flip side, what's something you wanted to include but couldn't fit in? . . Amy answered: After doing so much research, I knew I wanted to include some reference to the “Halfway to Hell” club. This was what a group of 19 workers called themselves after each one had their own harrowing experience with falling into the safety net tethered below the bridge. I do highlight some of the safety measures used on the bridge, but I would have loved to include more of them in the story. For example, one of the biggest safety issues developed early on in the construction. Men who worked inside the steel towers starting getting very sick. Their hair and teeth were falling out at alarming rates and people couldn’t figure out why. They brought in experts and discovered that the heat of the metal rivets against the lead paint they were using gave off toxic fumes, which caused the rampant sickness. After this was discovered, men working inside the towers were required to wear air respirators. . . Visit my blog for more answers and to enter the giveaway! . . #acrossabrokenshore #amytrueblood #yabooks #yareads #youngadultbooks #historicalfiction #historicalromance #yalover #yalit #ireadya #yalovin #yabooks #yahistoricalfiction #yabookstagram #bookfan #bookgram #bookcommunity #totalbooknerd #booknerdigans #bookgeek #booklove #bookishlove #alwaysreading #lovebooks #loveyabooks #readersofinstagram #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B5SyLTtAhpL/?igshid=g7r3my204q2d
