All of my books have an element of mystery and magic, even the realistic stories. And as a friend pointed out, there is a library in every one of them. It must be because libraries have always been magical places for me. 

 

My books are inspired by two things, the image of a character who eventually begins talking to me and current questions I have rattling around in my brain. The Peculiars began with the image of girl with very long fingers sitting on a steam train. While Beyond the Door started with the carvings of the Greenman I saw in churches in England. He was also inspired by some eighty year old trees in my yard that look like they want to talk to you.

 

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Maureen Doyle McQuerry