It was necessary to give the reader this information, without which he would be at the same loss with me, to understand the proceedings of these people, as they conducted me the stairs, to the top of the island, and from there to the royal palace. While we were ascending, they forgot several times what they were about, and left me to myself, till their memories were again roused by their flappers; for they appeared altogether unmoved by the sight of my foreign habit and countenance, and by...

I caught up with authors Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufmann in Seattle to discuss their novel A Version of the Truth. “Engaging.... A thoughtful version of the girl-done-good tale.”—Kirkus Reviews “Delightfully merging humor,...