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Victoria Christopher Murray
Editor-in-Chief Carol M. Mackey chats with Victoria Christopher Murray on her latest book Sins of the Mother and the character we all love to hate, Jasmine Cox Larson Bush.
Kimberla Lawson Roby has Curtis Black and you have Jasmine Larson. Tell us about your first book in which you introduced the scandalous man-stealing character. What or who was the inspiration for Jasmine? (no names please! LOL)
When I wrote about Jasmine in the first book, Temptation, I had no idea what she was going to turn into. Actually, she was a secondary character...never was she to appear again. But the bad girl took on a life of her own. I resisted bringing her back--she didn't appear again until my fifth novel--and the reason for that was because I had the story, and she was the character that I knew could best tell that story.
You've written other books between your Jasmine tales. Did you get tired of her or just wanted to take a break from her drama?
I do get tired of Jasmine. For me, the beauty of writing is discovering new people and new situations. Jasmine gets into the same kind of trouble, the same kind of drama. What has saved me is that I've been able to always create new characters around the old Jasmine. I think that's why the novels continue to do well.
You have a rabid fan base for your Jasmine tales--they keep wanting more and more. Will you ever retire this character or will she still be around as an old, grey-haired biddy trying to seduce men in the nursing home?
Now, that's funny!!! Jasmine would make a FIERCE grey-haired biddy. However, Sins of the Mother is the final saga of Jasmine Cox Larson Bush. Now, before I get hate mail, let me explain: I will no longer write stand-alone Jasmine books. But, she will appear in a collaboration I'm doing with ReShonda Tate-Billingsley! I am very excited about that!
As a result of her daughter being kidnapped, will Jasmine ever fully become a more virtuous woman and live a true Christian life? Do you think she's capable of a commitment to Christ--or to anyone?
I think Jasmine has always tried, but I can't tell you the answer to this question--you have to see what happens in Sins of the Mother. (There's a reason why the word Sin appears in several of Jasmine's titles.)
What's next for Victoria Christopher Murray? Are films in your future?
I'm working on my 2011 novel...so excited to not have to type the name Jasmine. My second novel, Joy, is going into production this month. It was optioned by an independent production company, and I'm excited about that. My teen series--The Divine Divas--has also been optioned, and I understand that Kirk Franklin has signed on as the musical director. So, lots of good stuff!
Sins of the Mother
Lady Jasmine returns in a sizzling new tale that’s part thriller and part redemption tale wrapped up in one of bestselling author Victoria Christopher Murray’s finest novels yet!
The wife of Pastor Hosea Bush, leader of one of the most influential churches in New York City, isn’t your typical First Lady. She may play the “good girl” part, but she’s got a dark past of stripping and scheming, of lying and cheating. She’s done a good job so far of keeping those skeletons neatly tucked away in the closet. But now she’s about to pay for them—and dearly.
It’s Christmastime at the mall when Jasmine asks her friend Mae Frances to keep an eye on her daughter, Jacqueline. But when Mae Frances tells her the child's missing, Jasmine’s biggest nightmare is only just starting to unfold. Already terrified for her daughter, now a reporter begins to question Jasmine about her past, which only fuels the fire of fear that Jacqueline’s biological father may have a hand in the disappearance. And if she knows him like she thinks she does, she’ll have to do everything she can, including reverting back to some of her old ways, to get her daughter back. But Pastor Bush may not be so forgiving this time....
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster ( June 01, 2010 )
Item #: 30-5023
ISBN: 9781616643973
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.953 inches
Product Weight: 14.0 ounces
Good read
August 24, 2010
Keeping with the squeal it was good
Reviewer: Phyllis
Disappointing
August 24, 2010
In a word this book was depressing. But I'm still a fan of V.C.M. I'm sure the next book will be better.
Reviewer: Charlene
Kinda of Slow
August 20, 2010
I'm a VCM fan, and have read many of her books, which I througly enjoyed. But this book was just too slow for me. It took me a couple of weeks to read this one. I can generally read a good book in about a day or two. In any event I finally finished. I hope her next book will be what I'm used to reading by her, page turners.
Reviewer: Tameka G
OKAY
August 20, 2010
WHILE I AM A HUGE FAN AND HAVE READ ALL OF VCM'S BOOKS, THIS BOOK WAS A LITTLE SLOW. THE STORYLINE WAS DIFFERENT AND VERY GOOD BUT IT TOOK TO LONG TO GET THERE. HOWEVER, KEEP THE COMING - I WILL READ THEM.
Reviewer: W J
Fabulous Read!!!!!
August 18, 2010
This book is not your average VCM book; but it was awesome! It tugs at your heartstrings and makes you laugh, too. It is a very good book and touches on a subject that most writers avoid - child abductions. I think that this book was well written and applaud Ms. Murray for having the courage to write about it. I love her books and will continue to buy them!
Kudos to you, Ms. Murray!
Reviewer: Sunshine0316
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