Nov 22, 2021
Samantha Sotto returns! We discuss her latest book The Beginning Of Always (its inspiration was the woman whose death mask was used to create the first aid dummy Resusci Annie), and, not to be outdone, Sam's dog Alfie also returns to make a second appearance.
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Wikipedia: Resusci Annie
Article on The Paris Morgue by the
Wellcome Trust
The Shoes on the Danube Bank
monument
Sam's Instagram
Question Index
01:03 The proceeds from the sales of The
Beginning Of Always went to help those effected by the
pandemic?
03:19 Your daughter designed the cover of The
Beginning Of Always?...
04:26 Tell us about the Unknown Woman and how you
came to write about her
05:46 You started writing this book years
ago?...
06:54 What do you think happened to the Unknown
Woman?
08:05 Why is reincarnation, immortality, and so
on, important in your work?
10:58 Can you tell us about the Paris Morgue?
13:32 What was important in creating your main
couple and bringing them to life?
14:38 Where did the idea of Thomas' heart
condition come from?
16:45 (Spoiler question) The couple at the end -
could they have been included more?
17:54 Why is it important to explore love and
everything that goes into it?
20:25 (We discuss location in a similar context to
love, as written in the book)
22:46 What do you think happens after death?
25:22 Why was Elise a blogger?
27:19 (Discussing a book Sam was working on two
years ago)
28:31 Tell us about the book you've just
finished
32:38 We've had Alfie introduce himself; tell us
about your dogs, you have another now?
34:13 Is there anything else you'd like to
add?
Purchase Links
The Beginning Of Always:
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Amazon Canada
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Photograph used with the permission of the author.