About the book, from the publisher:
Do you see much of yourself in your characters? Do they have any connection to your personality, or are they a world apart?Visit Christine Gunderson's website.
Such a great question. I am basically Nikki, one of the main characters in Friends with Secrets. I struggle to stay organized, to keep track of my phone, to keep track of the 7,412 things I need to keep track of as the mother of three kids. And I dread school supply shopping every year.
Like Nikki, I left a job I loved to stay home with my kids. That transition from working person to stay-at-home mom was really hard, and I tackle that in Friends with Secrets.
What non-literary inspirations have influenced your writing?
My kids are a huge influence on my writing because...[read on]
Q&A with Christine Gunderson.
--Marshal Zeringue