Q: Will you do the impossible and describe yourself in a paragraph? A: I write generation-next contemporary fiction. My books usually center on normal people learning to live, laugh, heal, and trying to understand the concept of God in a crazy world. I’m married to a wonderful engineer who keeps me from losing my mind [...]
Q: Gayle, you have written more than 40 books! That’s incredible! Did you initially plan to be an author, or did you work in other fields before writing? A: I originally wanted to be a nurse. Then I did some candystriping my junior year in high school and realized I wasn’t made to be nurse, [...]
Rachel’s Secret is your first historical novel set in the Amish culture. Why did you choose Amish country as the setting for The Riverhaven Years series? I’ve always loved to work with contrasts in my fiction. The idea of two people living in entirely different cultures who form a relationship based on trust and faith [...]
Jerry, many of our readers may be unaware that you actually grew up in the Amish community. Which Amish Order did you belong to? How long were you a part of the Amish? Our senior bishop Wallace Byler steadfastly declared us to be Old Order Amish, but the rest of the Amish world called us [...]
Have you visited Lancaster County? Actually, I live near there, so it’s a familiar place and has always been one of our favorite mini-vacation spots. What drew you to the world of the Amish? Our two daughters were always fascinated by the Amish lifestyle, so over the years we’ve learned a lot about them. The [...]
