Author Spotlight, Episode 8 - Patricia Bernstein
This episode of Author Spotlight is sponsored by Kirsteen M MacKenzie, author of the novel La Garde Ecossaise : The Life of John Hamilton 1620-1689: Part 1 - A secret war rages between Louis XIV and William of Orange.
In episode 8 of our Author Spotlight series, founder and editor of History Through Fiction Colin Mustful chats with our very own Patricia Bernstein, author of the novel A Noble Cunning. During the interview, Bernstein talks about the history of Catholic persecution in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries, her transition from writing nonfiction to fiction, and her route to publication. Don’t miss it!
About the Author
Patricia Bernstein was born in El Paso and grew up in Dallas. She earned a Degree of Distinction in American Studies from Smith College and taught English at Smith for four years before returning to Texas. In Houston she founded a public relations agency and published dozens of articles in media venues as varied as Texas Monthly, Cosmopolitan and The Smithsonian. She is the author of three nonfiction books including Ten Dollars to Hate: The Texas Man Who Fought the Klan which was named one of the 53 best books ever written about Texas by the Austin American Statesman. Her debut novel, A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower, is a thrilling tale, based on a true story, of one woman’s tremendous courage and incomparable wit in trying to rescue her husband from the Tower of London the night before he is to be executed.
