text:  I can see the link, yes, from Lee Blyton to Shirley Conrad. And then, you know, sort of beginning, I think, pre-college, but then into university years when I was studying creative writing and literature, I really immersed myself in the great British novels. My latest book, Lies and Weddings, is an homage to Anthony Trollope's Dr. Thorne. So it's something I'm really, truly steeped in and love.