Episode 22b: Interview with Jeannelle M. Ferreira

Interview with Jeannelle M. Ferreira
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 22b 

A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women.

In this episode we talk about

The attractions of the Regency romance
Jeannelle’s earlier works, especially a novel set in the Vilna ghetto during WWII
Jewish influences in her writing
Jeannelle’s background as a student of history
Sexuality and PTSD in the Regency era
The National Trust’s website on queer history in the UK
Finding queer-coded characters in childhood favorite books
Researching war in Waterloo diaries of British soldiers
The path through British historical YA fiction that leads to a study of imperial and colonial history
Horses and swords--it always comes back to horses and swords
Future projects: more about Nora and Harriet, gender-bending Kit Marlowe, World War I flying aces, and lesbian pirates

Publications mentioned:

The Covert Captain: Or, A Marriage of Equals by Jeannelle M. Ferreira (non-Kindle versions coming soon)
A Verse from Babylon by Jeannelle M. Ferreira (out of print)
Dramatis Personae by Jeannelle M. Ferreira (novelette, out of print)
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
Spring Flowering by Farah Mendlesohn

More info

The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp

Website:

https://jeannellewrites.wordpress.com

Twitter:

@JeannelleWrites

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No transcript is available for this episode.

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