Season 2 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast is coming to an end, but we have one more interview for your listening pleasure! Episode eleven features Rachel McMillan, author of numerous books and novels including The London Restoration and her upcoming The Mozart Code. In this episode we talk with McMillan about her love of historical fiction, what architecture can teach us about the past, and the way the aftermath of war shapes us and our relationships. McMillan also tells us about the responsibility she has to be upfront about the differences between history and fiction. She also considers issues of appropriation by asking herself the questions, “Is it valid that I am telling this viewpoint? Is it right for me to tell this viewpoint? Am I the best person to tell this viewpoint?” Don’t miss this fantastic conversation!

About the Author

Rachel McMillan is the author of the Herringford and Watts mysteries, the Three Quarter Time series of contemporary romances set in opulent Vienna, and the Van Buren and DeLuca mysteries praised for bringing an authentic 1930's Boston world to life while normalizing the fictional conversation surrounding mental illness. She is also the author of Dream, Plan and Go: A Romantic's Guide to Independent Travel and A Very Merry Holiday Movie Guide, which explores her love of made-for-TV Christmas movies. Her upcoming historical romances The London Restoration and The Mozart Code (Harper Collins) take readers deep into an atmospheric look of post-war London, Vienna and Prague. Rachel lives in Toronto, Canada.