In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Shirley Reva Vernick discusses her latest novel, Ripped Away. It is a young adult mystery featuring a teen boy named Abe, his school crush, Mitzy, a fortune teller’s prophecy, time travel, the slums of Victorian London and Jack the Ripper. Ripped Away is based on real historic events, including the Ripper crimes and inquests, as well as the accusations made against Jewish immigrants at that time. Shirley’s calling is to write about what it feels like to be different than the majority, to be made to feel “other.” She hopes her books inspire teens to consider their own responses to intolerance and the importance of helping others. In this episode, I’ll chat with Shirley about her writing journey, how being a voracious consumer of history helps her craft her stories, and how she has wanted to be a writer ever since preschool (just ask her mom!).
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