IN THE SPOTLIGHT: AN INTERVIEW WITH CAROLINE LINDEN

I’m delighted to welcome Award Winning author CAROLINE LINDEN to Rakes and Rascals today for an exclusive interview.

It’s a pleasure to be here.

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R&R:
Could you tell us where you were born and what it was like growing up there?

Caroline:
I grew up in the Midwest. My dad was in the Air Force so we moved around a bit. What was it like? Hot! I remember one summer we had 50+ days in a row where the temperature was over 100 F, and people made T-shirts: I survived the heat wave. And my mother did not like air conditioning—it ran up the electricity bill, plus she actually liked the heat—so mostly we suffered. I live in New England now, and I am relieved that it doesn’t get that hot here.

R&R:
How would you describe yourself – temperamental or easy-going?

Caroline:
Very easy going. I try not to let stuff get to me too much, unless it’s really important stuff.

R&R:
When it comes to food do you like sweet or savoury or both?

Caroline:
Definitely both! But cookies are my weakness. I can resist just about anything else sweet or savory, but not a fresh of warm, fresh cookies.

R&R:
What is your most treasured possession?

Caroline:
I have a quilt, hand-made by my grandmother. It’s beautiful, embroidered (all by hand!) with flowers and vines. When I got married, she had just finished it, so she embroidered my and my husband’s name on the back, in her handwriting. She died only a year later, and I still miss her.

She was a marvelous quilter and knitter. I remember visiting my grandparents when she had her quilting frame set up, and we would crawl under it and play—only on the condition we not touch whatever quilt she had stretched on it.

My grandmother’s quilt (the cat would not go away, so he’s in the photo too)

R&R:
If you were able to afford a second home anywhere in the world where would you choose and why?

Caroline:
That’s a hard one. We live in Massachusetts, and sometimes vacation on Martha’s Vineyard—it would be wonderful to have a home there, where we could easily get away for a few days at a time. But it would also be nice to have a flat in London, or a condo in Aruba.

R&R:
Finally, what has been your most embarrassing moment?

Caroline:
I have a bunch of brothers, all younger, including one who is much younger; he was born when I was in high school. When he was about 2, my other brothers coached him to call me Mommy whenever we went somewhere like the ice cream shop. Obviously he looked like me a little bit, and I was taking care of him… My teenaged self was MORTIFIED (and yes, I did spend a long time enacting revenge on those other brothers—turning off the hot water while they were showering, showing their girlfriends the naked baby pictures, waking them up by blasting my music next to their heads, etc.)

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Thank you for taking time out to be here today and sharing these interesting facts about yourself, Caroline

Thank you so much for inviting me! I love all the beautiful photos and places you post on Facebook.

If you would like to find out more about Caroline and her books, here are the links:

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