![]() ![]() Most cathartic to write/favorite hero: Just This Once They are all my favorites while I’m writing them! Here’s how they fall out for me: I’ve just finished my fourth book, Just For Fun. How many books have you written and which is your favorite? The combination of superb athletic achievement and celebrity with the expectation that you’re still a “regular Kiwi joker” or a “good bloke” makes for fascinating hero material. These young men face so much pressure and are under such a spotlight-it’s a completely different environment from the U.S. But what’s different is that the players are expected to be model citizens off the field as well. In New Zealand, being an All Black (a member of the rugby team that represents the country in play against other nations) is the absolute pinnacle of achievement-what every boy longs to be. On the same note, why did you decide on rugby players as heroes? I think everyone would like to escape to New Zealand-I know I did! ![]() ![]() The beauty and diversity of the landscape (not to mention the seascapes), the Maori culture and its integration into the country’s life, and, perhaps more than anything, the people: modest, good-humored, unfailingly polite and hospitable, and so very funny. I spent 15 wonderful months living and working in New Zealand, and fell in love with the country. Your series is called Escape to New Zealand. Welcome to Jersey Girl Book Reviews, Rosalind! ![]()
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