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The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Deborah Schwartz (view source)
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Deborah Schwartz: Women and men, all ages, who have been touched by life. Their paths are not a straight line. They make mistakes. They love and get hurt. And they read because books can inspire people to change their lives. This book has also made some readers grateful for their own lives.
* '''BB: When I read your biography it struck me that your own life had inspired ‘’Woman ''Woman on Top’’Top''. How far is this true - and did you have your own ‘Len’'Len'?'''
DS: My life really did inspire the book. My husband died of cancer when I was 35 and I had two small children at the time. And I did date various Wall Street men like Len.
* '''BB: It’s It's often said that the rich are different? Is it true? What does - or would - make you feel rich?'''
DS: Yes, the rich lead different lives. Not necessarily better lives but different. They can choose to live in a bubble of privilege.
My life feels rich because of the people in my life. And because of my constant desire for new adventures.
* '''BB: I was in awe of the way that you brought Kate’s Kate's vulnerability off the page. She’s She's an independent-minded career woman but there’s there's still that little hole in the fabric into which a manipulative man can poke his finger and pull. Did you find that painful to write?'''
DS: You've really touched on one of the most important issues of the book. Why are women who are so strong in their professional life so vulnerable when it comes to their love life? I'm hoping to inspire women to make decisions about men from positions of strength not from desperation. It was more painful to live in my own version of the story than it was to write!
DS: My book club just finished reading 'Unbroken'.
Favorite book of all time? ''Love in the Time of Cholera''by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Absolutely would take it to my desert island.
* '''BB: You’ve You've got one wish? What’s What's it to be?'''
DS: Long, happy and healthy lives for my children.