Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson Politano

I tossed out the overdone ideas and thought of more. In the morning, I wrote out the details of what I’d experienced, then I started asking “what if?” I made it a story idea, and thought about why someone might find themselves trapped in an asylum. It was terrifying and emboldening, and I felt I had a mission, even within these odd circumstances. I had a dream once-that’s how so many story ideas start-that I woke up in some prison cell for speaking out about God. She discovers more than she ever imagined she would, pairing her skill in music with a place deeply in need of healing, and we get to see through Vivienne what impact music has on people’s minds and bodies-and what impact light has in darkness.įF: What inspired the story of a woman searching for a mysteriously missing patient? She’s seen this woman and heard the haunting lost melody she plays on the piano, yet no one seems to know her or what became of her. Because her father has paid for this woman’s keep for many years, and because Vivienne herself recognizes the woman’s portrait, she cannot keep from searching out the truth. She enters Hurstwell Pauper Lunatic Asylum as an aid to find a mysterious ward she never knew about-and who the asylum claims was never a patient there. She sees the people around her, the good and bad circumstances of her life, even the atmosphere of a place, as a song with all its unique traits. The Lost Melody is about a concert pianist who sees the entire world in terms of music. In this interview, Joanna talks with us about her latest novel, The Lost Melody.įF: Can you please provide a brief summary of your novel The Lost Melody? She lives with her husband and their children in a house in the woods near Lake Michigan.

She loves tales that capture the colorful, exquisite details in ordinary lives and is eager to hear anyone’s story. Joanna Davidson Politano is the award-winning author of Lady Jayne Disappears, A Rumored Fortune, Finding Lady Enderly, The Love Note, and A Midnight Dance.

Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson Politano