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Speakeasies, Crime & Redemption in The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau
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Join me as I chat with Nancy Bilyeau, author of several arts-inspired novels on Art In Fiction, including The Orchid Hour about a speakeasy in 1923 Jazz Age New York and listed in the Theater category on Art In Fiction.
View the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CvIYJYb-PfQ
Highlights include:
- Why Nancy set her latest novel in Prohibition-era New York
- The role played by the Italian American immigrant community in the novel
- Researching organized crime in Jazz Age New York City
- Real speakeasies and the fictional Orchid Hour speakeasy
- Liberation of women in the 1920s
- Greenwich Village as the setting for The Orchid Hour speakeasy
- Prohibition in Jazz Age New York City - did the cops really care?
- Why orchids?
- Themes in The Orchid Hour
- Reading from The Orchid Hour
- Discussion of The Fugitive Colours, the follow-up novel to The Blue
- Journey of a female artist/spy in 18th century London
- Opportunities for female painters in the 18th century
- What Nancy has learned from writing historical fiction
- Nancy's new novel: The Versailles Formula
Press Play now & be sure to check out The Orchid Hour and Nancy's other novels on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels?q=nancy+bilyeau
Nancy Bilyeau's Website: https://nancybilyeau.com/
Music Credit
Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
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