Divided Loyalties, my Civil War-era saga of an Irish teen who volunteers to serve the men wounded after the Battle of Antietam, will be officially re-released in paperback July 1 with a brand new cover. I am delighted to introduce it now. It is very different from the original cover, darker but softer, I think.…
Lots of fun. I spent Saturday afternoon in the company of history lovers, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Rising Sun Inn in Crownsville, Md. What a fascinating group of people. I had such a wonderful time talking about Divided Loyalties, introducing the cover for its second edition and, even better, introducing…
I’m looking forward to speaking at the Rising Sun Inn Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. I’ll be talking about the real life inspiration behind the characters of DIVIDED LOYALTIES, Maureen and Eliza, Joe and Patrick. I also intend to reveal a few details about two other characters in that novel, Angela and Patricia. The…
After I published Divided Loyalties, several readers asked if I was going to write a sequel. Since the book ends with an epilogue that continues Maureen’s story on a train to Colorado, it seemed like a good idea. I considered it for a while. Maureen’s story already had a happy ending so I decided to leave…
When The Spring Author Series returns to the Rising Sun Inn for 2019, I’ll be one of the three local women invited to speak about their writing. All three of us have written about Maryland heroines against the backdrop of history. I’m honored both for the invitation and the opportunity to rub shoulders with these fine…
A year ago today, Divided Loyalties hit the bookstores. (Well, it actually hit the Amazon virtual bookstore. My story about a courageous teenage girl, her patriotic brother, their all-American friends and the battlefields and hospitals that changed their lives was born. So happy birthday to Maureen. To Joe. To their parents Kate and Daniel. To…
Thanks to Rebecca Howie, an author and fellow WordPress blogger, for her post about my book, DIVIDED LOYALTIES. We talked about the book, my writing process and what’s in the works. Want to read more? Go to Rebecca’s blog. via Indie Interview: Mary Tilghman
Last Saturday, I took part in a Women’s History Month event at the Boonsboro Library. While my two fellow panelists are real historians—John Banks writes a great Civil War blog, and Emilie Amt is a professor of history at Hood College—I was invited because of DIVIDED LOYALTIES. The program was organized by Smoketown-Antietam Hospital Project. It…
Rebekah DeVall asked me about my writing and inspiration for Divided Loyalties. Her questions and my answers appear to day on This Wednesday’s World: “Divided Loyalties” with M.K. Tilghman Thanks, Rebekah. That was fun.
When DIVIDED LOYALTIES was released this summer, my father sent copies to friends and relatives all over the country. Seeing the pride in Dad’s face was a thrill I hadn’t expected. The trouble is, Dad can’t read my book. He’s literate, of course, well-educated and well-read. But macular degeneration has robbed him of enough eyesight…
Mary K. Tilghman, writer 