Emily
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Cate C. Wells:
I just finished Twitch two days ago, and have reread it twice since then. What a unique setting and subject for a romance! And you handled it so beautifully. I've never cried during a sex scene before. My question is: what sources did you use to research the experience and feelings of an Army nurse during the Vietnam War?
Cate C. Wells
I'm so stoked that you loved Twitch. It has a very special place in my heart. I first learned about the Vietnam War from a woman's perspective in a novel called Flower Shadows by Terry Farish that I came across when I was young. The book was actually about a "Doughnut Dolly," but the place and time stuck with me for decades. When I got the idea for Twitch, I actually watched a lot of the videos of women telling their stories at the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, DC. On Memorial and Veterans Day each year, women gather and share their memories. There is an archive on their website at vietnamwomensmemorial.org. Click on "Our Stories" to watch and have tissues at hand.
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