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She wants to "tell" rather than "show" the ethical dilemas about the treatment of the Japanese during World War 2 in the U.S. If she focused solely on this she would have had a quietly moving masterpiece. Creel is expert at letting a story unfold slowly, langourously even and is quite adept at describing shifting emotions and internal psychological struggles around love, desire, grief and gender and ethnic dynamics.

She befriends two Japanese sisters that work on her husband's farm as they have been sent to a camp for being Japanese during World War 2. It is about an intelligent young woman who gets herself pregnant and then is sent to marry with a socially awkward but loving farmer who is willing to raise the child as his own. This book takes place in Colorado in the 1940s. Creel had a 5 star book here had she taken more time and care with this gentle historical drama romance. 3 "whimsical, delicate but sometimes (often even) off the mark" stars !! She currently lives in Paris, Kentucky.įor book clubs, Ann will visit you via Skype. In her new novel, MERCY ROAD, a Kentucky horsewoman who has lost everything joins an all-female team of doctors and nurses as an ambulance driver on the front lines during WW I in France.īesides writing, Ann's other interests include old houses, new yoga routines, red wine, and all things cat. In her novels, strong female characters face unforeseen obstacles and then have to make life-changing decisions. Contact her through her website: Ann Howard Creel writes guaranteed heart-wrenching historical fiction.

For book clubs, Ann will visit you via Skype.

Besides writing, Ann's other interests include old houses, new yoga routines, red wine, and all things cat. In her new novel, MERCY ROAD, a Kentucky horsewoman who has lost everything joins an all-female team of doctors and nurses as an ambulance driver on the front lines during WW I in France. Ann Howard Creel writes guaranteed heart-wrenching historical fiction.