With her unique novels that dovetail historical and contemporary themes, Susan Meissner has discovered, much to her surprise, that the historical element is almost always the easiest to write. “I think it might be because the research I do to prepare to write the historical part deals with actual events and the current-day story is usually one I make up.” A Sound Among the Trees (Waterbrook Press) is set in both the Civil War and current day eras.
