tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post377427844095769959..comments2024-03-29T09:03:34.140-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Pamela Wechsler on the Boston Public Garden and MISSION HILLJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-973586627210969582016-05-19T19:08:25.549-04:002016-05-19T19:08:25.549-04:00Hank I think those ducks follow you and Jonathan b...Hank I think those ducks follow you and Jonathan back and forth between Boston and home!<br /><br />Pamela, half my family has lived in Boston forever. One of my high schools, the one I finally graduated from, was on Marlborough Street nearby the Garden. I walked through there every chance I had and sometimes taking the long way around and back to the library... just because. I remember crying the first time I saw the duckie statues. They were already well-formed in my mind, having grown up on their story, yet seeing their statues made me laugh and cry. They were my little buddies.<br /><br />I am looking forward to reading your book... sounds great, truly. I grew up on viewing crime from the defense perspective with my uncle Tommy Troy's entertaining rants at the kitchen table and every family gathering over a casket with poetry. Although I am primed to see the defense side, how could I not love a good legal thriller. Funny though, back then I didn't even know he was a lawyer. He just told great stories. I can tell you do, too, and will read your book as soon as it arrives. Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23603511209956085082016-05-19T16:31:34.043-04:002016-05-19T16:31:34.043-04:00Pam,
Congratulations on your book! I wish you muc...Pam,<br /><br />Congratulations on your book! I wish you much success. It sounds exciting. I look forward to reading it. I spent several summers in the Boston area working as counselor in a camp so I know the city well. I too love the Common. <br /><br />To answer the question posed by Susan, I think setting is very important in a novel. The sights and sounds create the mood and atmosphere. For me, who has been an Anglophile since I was a little kid, I'm immediately attracted to any book set in England. Also since I fell in love with the enchanting watery world that is Venice, any book that takes place in that ethereal city jumps to the top of my reading list as well. Daniella Bernetthttp://www.daniellabernett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10231307971743977262016-05-19T14:47:55.474-04:002016-05-19T14:47:55.474-04:00Pam, congratulations on your book. I remember the...Pam, congratulations on your book. I remember the swan boats from my visit to the Boston public gardens when I visited Boston.<br /><br />Susan, yes the setting makes a difference. One author, whom I will not name, used to have her series in England. Now her novels are set in Hollywood and Las Vegas. I am sorry to say that I liked her books better when the settings were in England. Her books are more chick lit than mysteries.<br /><br />I just love the English village setting for my reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41061408047030207862016-05-19T13:10:32.111-04:002016-05-19T13:10:32.111-04:00Thanks and yes--lots of great writers are from Bos...Thanks and yes--lots of great writers are from Boston, including Dennis Lehane, Hank Phillippi Ryan and Hallie Ephron! <br />Pam Wechslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58700940420776203822016-05-19T12:34:53.607-04:002016-05-19T12:34:53.607-04:00What a lovely tour through Boston's Public Gar...What a lovely tour through Boston's Public Garden, Pam. I've never been to Boston (still can't believe that), but I now know that when I go, I will have to visit the Public Garden and take a ride on a swan boat. You made it come alive for me. <br /><br />Congratulations on your debut book, Pam, and as someone who loves the setting as a character, I look forward to reading Mission Hill.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61506727081299110362016-05-19T12:33:45.198-04:002016-05-19T12:33:45.198-04:00Hah, Julia beat me to the thought about Hank's...Hah, Julia beat me to the thought about Hank's Jane Ryland! Your debut sounds fantastic, Pam. Congratulations! Totally exciting to have debut out there, isn't it? Yippee!<br /><br />The closest I've been to visiting Boston is Logan Airport, but the more novels I read that are set there, the more I want to explore the city. Aren't Dennis Lehane's novels set in Boston also? (Since I've read several of them, you'd think I'd remember!)<br /><br />Oh yes: setting. Intrinsic to storytelling IMHO.Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44930141232124511972016-05-19T11:41:06.218-04:002016-05-19T11:41:06.218-04:00Oh, yes,I want to interview Abby. Either me, or J...Oh, yes,I want to interview Abby. Either me, or Jane, or Charlie. LOVE it. xooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82160004483069209582016-05-19T11:40:04.916-04:002016-05-19T11:40:04.916-04:00So excited for you! (We mill miss you, though.) Te...So excited for you! (We mill miss you, though.) Tell us about DOUBT, and what you'll be doing!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22162797888418864132016-05-19T11:21:26.879-04:002016-05-19T11:21:26.879-04:00Thanks Susan! Abby will stay in Boston, at least f...Thanks Susan! Abby will stay in Boston, at least for the next two books in the series. I don't think she'll ever leave Boston, plus I don't think she wants to take the California bar.Pam Wechslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55599332460764071642016-05-19T11:11:35.286-04:002016-05-19T11:11:35.286-04:00Pam, congrats on DOUBT and all good wishes for you...Pam, congrats on DOUBT and all good wishes for your move to LA. Now, does this mean Abby Endicott will be moving to LA? Or will she stay in Boston?Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66777893474795927102016-05-19T10:33:06.467-04:002016-05-19T10:33:06.467-04:00Such a fun idea! Either one would be great. Such a fun idea! Either one would be great. Pam Wechslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75145587043842575022016-05-19T10:31:49.306-04:002016-05-19T10:31:49.306-04:00I'm always happy to see a new series set in Bo...I'm always happy to see a new series set in Boston, one of my favorite cities. I want to see if ADA Endicott gets interviewed by reporter Jane Ryland eventually...or if you're going for Boston real, interviewed by Hank Ryan from channel 7!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27301234940677868012016-05-19T09:31:21.948-04:002016-05-19T09:31:21.948-04:00Hank, I'm thrilled to have you and Susan on my...Hank, I'm thrilled to have you and Susan on my book. Thanks so much for the blurbs!<br /><br />And, yes, something is new! I moved back to Boston five years ago, and started the Abby Endicott series. The next book will be out in 2017. In the meantime, I'm moving back to Los Angeles to join the staff of a new television show. It's called DOUBT and will be airing midseason on CBS. I'm really excited!<br /> Pam Wechslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29245491932297095402016-05-19T09:20:06.648-04:002016-05-19T09:20:06.648-04:00Oh, love this so much! And yes, gang, MISSION HILL...Oh, love this so much! And yes, gang, MISSION HILL is absolutely great. (Susan's name is on the front--mine on the back!)<br /><br />And Pam, Jonathan and I had our wedding photos taken in the Public Garden--and they are amazing The light is golden, and. you can see ducks in the background--so funny.<br /><br />SO, um, Pam…anything new???? :-)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11008437868685127582016-05-19T07:55:18.050-04:002016-05-19T07:55:18.050-04:00Next time you're in Boston, take a walk around...Next time you're in Boston, take a walk around the Public Garden and hop on the swan boats. I promise that you'll be glad you did. <br />Pam Wechslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63778026396683038502016-05-19T07:53:42.421-04:002016-05-19T07:53:42.421-04:00Congrats on the new book and those wonderful revie...Congrats on the new book and those wonderful reviews Pam! <br /><br />Isn't it funny, as many times as I've been to Boston, I've never ridden on a swan boat. But that reminds me so much of THE TRUMPETER OF THE SWAN by EB White, which we listened to many times with our kids, driving back and forth from CT to Vermont. <br /><br />Setting is important--as long as it doesn't steal the show from the characters...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25491874113311910922016-05-19T07:40:29.595-04:002016-05-19T07:40:29.595-04:00Hi All--
One of the key scenes in the book, a wa...Hi All-- <br /><br />One of the key scenes in the book, a wake, takes place in Mission Hill. There's a beautiful church in the neighborhood, made of Roxbury puddingstone. <br /><br />Next week, I'm going to move from Boston back to LA. I'm really going to miss this city!<br />Pam Wechslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5605507070071471292016-05-19T07:35:08.597-04:002016-05-19T07:35:08.597-04:00Welcome, Pamela! We live in a suburb of Boston and...Welcome, Pamela! We live in a suburb of Boston and the Public Garden, especially at this time of year, is a favorite place to visit. The plantings are always spectacular, and who can resist a ride on the Swan Boats. One of my daughters best friends (she went on to qualify for the Olympics track team) spent a summer piloting a swan boat (it's basically a big bicycle that gets pedaled around the lake. <br /><br />The Mission Hill neighborhood is just about as far from bucolic Public Garden as you can get. Can you say something about how you used that neighborhood in your book?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23812068172865922292016-05-19T07:15:02.658-04:002016-05-19T07:15:02.658-04:00Hello, Pamela! MISSION HILL is fabulous and I can&...Hello, Pamela! MISSION HILL is fabulous and I can't wait for the Reds to read it, too! I love, love, love Boston, having gone to college there and then in Sommerville (before it was trendy) and for a brief shining moment in a sublet on Beacon Hill. As the Public Garden was one of my favorite places to go to, I love this post! And I love how much Boston is a character in your books.Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45535951665931617382016-05-19T06:25:59.941-04:002016-05-19T06:25:59.941-04:00Welcome, Pamela! I grew up in LA and moved to the ...Welcome, Pamela! I grew up in LA and moved to the Boston area (Hallie, too), so we've swapped. The book sounds fascinating. I also love the Public Garden, and took my son to his friend's second birthday party - a swan boat party - there in 1988. I hadn't realized the ducks were so new then!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83476960925454779602016-05-19T01:14:09.295-04:002016-05-19T01:14:09.295-04:00Congratulations on your book, Pamela . . . “Missio...Congratulations on your book, Pamela . . . “Mission Hill” sounds intriguing and I’m looking forward to reading it.<br />Thank you for the tour of the Public Garden. As a fan of “Make Way for Ducklings,” I loved that line of ducks!<br /><br />Some of the books I enjoy the most are those in which the setting becomes a character . . . the cold Adirondack winter in Julia’s stories comes immediately to mind . . . and pulls the reader into that place.<br />Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com