Title: Court
Author: Cat Patrick
Date of Publication: October 23rd 2014
About Court:
For more than 300 years, a secret monarchy has survived and thrived within the borders of the US, hiding in plain sight as the state known as Wyoming. But when the king is shot and his seventeen-year-old son, Haakon McHale, is told he will take the throne, becoming the eleventh ruler of the Kingdom of Eurus, the community that's survived for centuries is pushed to the limit. Told through four perspectives, Court transplants us to a world that looks like ours, but isn't. Gwendolyn Rose, daughter of the Duke of Coal, is grudgingly betrothed to Haakon -- and just wants a way out. Alexander Oxendine, son of the Duke of Wind and Haakon's lifelong best friend, already grapples with internal struggles when he's assigned to guard Haakon after the king dies. And commoner Mary Doyle finds whispers in the woods that may solve -- or destroy -- everything, depending on your bloodline.
Money. Love. Power. Community. What's your motivation?
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Q+A WITH CAT PATRICK
Q: -Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
A: I feel like the red thread in all of my books is that people should be
who they are and not who someone else wants them to be. Life is much more
interesting that way.
Q: -Writing mentors
A: I find inspiration from every good book I read. I’d recently finished
Justin Cronin’s The Passage as I was getting going on Court, and it inspired me
to be more thoughtful about description of landscapes, for example.
Q: -Advice for aspiring authors
A: From one of
my six-year-old daughters: “Think of something that happened to you. Touch and
tell across pages. Write a quick sketch so you don’t forget. Then write the
words.”
I’m not
kidding. She just said that.
Q: -Favorite book, and why?
A: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury,
because it made the strange stories I’d wanted to write seem possible.
About Cat Patrick:
As a child, Cat could be found making up stories like her first book, Dolly the Purple Spotted Dolphin; growing corn in the backyard; or performing with a traveling sign-language troupe. She earned a journalism degree from the University of Wyoming and a master’s degree from Boston University, and worked in public relations for fifteen years. She lives outside of Seattle with her husband and twin daughters, and is on Twitter @seecatwrite, or Fa
Cat once…
• Interrupted Warren Beatty’s lunch to snap a picture with him.• Appeared on a game show, but not as a competitor.
• Climbed a 50 foot tower and rappelled back down. (At least she thinks it was 50 feet.)
• Met Muhammad Ali.
• Was on the high school golf team.
• Got a tattoo.
• Was pooped on by a dolphin.
• Performed a high kick routine to Personal Jesus.
• Interviewed Carmen Electra.
• Worked as a “concessionist” at a movie theater.
• Met the guy who created Sonic the Hedgehog.
Cat likes… Crunchy snacks, decaf nonfat lattes, mint chip ice cream, Alan Rickman, zombies from afar, traveling, reading, easy hikes, challenging plotlines, stargazing, silly hats, and boots.
Cat dislikes… Talking on the phone, socks with holes, zombies close up, the flu, mean people, touching ice, copyedits, flying, spiders, squeaky windshield wipers, black licorice, and salmon.
Website: http://catpatrick.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
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