The photograph taken by Dorothea Lange, “Migrant Mother,” was rooted in time and place.
What drew you to write about a photographer like Dorothea Lange and her most famous subject?
I based the characters of Mary Coin and Vera Dare on Dorothea Lange and Florence Owens Thompson, actual people in history.
As much as is known about Dorothea Lange is as little that is known about Florence Owens Thompson.
"But there were lions even in the temple of Solomon," cried Dorothea.
Dorothea and I were not sure that Mrs. Coleridge enjoyed the cottage as much as he did.
And since Philippina never spoke of Daniel in any but a derogatory and spiteful tone, Dorothea felt perfectly safe on that ground.
She was surveying the room with pride when Dorothea walked in.
By some such reasoning as this Lady Dorothea persuaded herself to this course; and who should gainsay her?
In every way she was cast in a different mould from Dorothea.