Carol Wallace has written more than 20 books, including the New York Times bestseller, To Marry an English Lord, which was an inspiration for the Downton Abbey TV series.
Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and in Binge Reading today Carol talks about her latest historical fiction, Our Kind of People. It’s set in the Gilded Age New York and brings the class wars of Downton Abbey to Manhattan.
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Links in this episode:
Gilded Age New York: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age
New York’s Elevated Railway – the “El”
https://ny.curbed.com/2018/6/27/17507424/new-york-city-elevated-train-history-transportation
Gilded Age Society – the 400: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Hundred_(Gilded_Age)
To Marry An English Lord: https://www.amazon.com/Marry-English-Lord-Marriage-Snobbery/dp/0761171959ery
Julian Fellowes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Fellowes
The Gilded Age TV series: https://www.hbo.com/the-gilded-age
Consuelo Vanderbilt: https://www.christies.com/features/the-story-of-consuelo-vanderbilts-marriage-to-the-duke-of-marlborough-7745-1.aspx
Carol Wallace: Ben Hur: The Tale of the Christ.
Lew Wallace: (Carol’s great-great-grandfather): https://www.ben-hur.com/meet-lew-wallace/
Robert G Ingersoll: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Ingersoll
Lew Wallace and Battler of Shiloh: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=stu_res_jour
How the scapegoat of Shiloh became America's best-selling novelist: (from Slate)
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history/2013/03/ben_hur_and_lew_wallace_how_the_scapegoat_of_shiloh_became_one_of_the_best.html
Leaving Van Gogh: https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Van-Gogh-Carol-Wallace/dp/1400068797/
Vincent Van Gogh’s doctor: https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/artworks/le-docteur-paul-gachet-751
Susan Hill: Simon Serrailler series
https://www.goodreads.com/series/44884-simon-serrailler
Lee Child latest: Better Off Dead https://www.amazon.com/Better-Off-Dead-Reacher-Novel-ebook/dp/B08SBMCSQQ
Angela Thirkell: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/142160.Angela_Thirkell
Where to find Carol:
Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/123212/carol-wallace/
Our Kind Of People: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604363/our-kind-of-people-by-carol-wallace/
Facebook: @carolwallacebooks
What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to the show notes in The Joys of Binge Reading.com for important mentions.
Introducing historical author Carol Wallace
Jenny Wheeler: Hello there Carol, and welcome to the show. It's so good to have you with us.
Carol Wallace - Best selling historical author
Carol Wallace: Jenny, it is such a pleasure to be speaking to you from New York City. It is almost amazing to think that we can get to each other across our computers.
Jenny Wheeler: That’s absolutely right. We both know but I’d like to mention that I found you through a New York podcast called The Gilded Gentleman in which you spoke very entertainingly about your deep understanding of New York history.
We are going to be talking about your latest book today, which is Our Kind of People, which is a historical fiction related to the Gilded Age and the transition of the generations from the old money and the rather staid old New York to the new money. Tell us a bit about Our Kind of People.
Carol Wallace: First of all,
