Carrie Turansky joins us for a chat about traveling to England, writing split-time novels, how themes of one’s life often come through in one’s writing, and her latest release A Token of Love. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book! 

Carrie Turansky is the award-winning author of more than twenty inspirational novels and novellas and a winner of the ACFW Carol Award, the International Digital Award, and the Holt Medallion. She loved traveling to England to research her latest Edwardian novels including A Token of Love, The Legacy of Longdale Manor, No Journey Too Far, No Ocean Too Wide, and The Edwardian Brides Series. Her novels have received starred reviews from Christianbooks.com and Library Journal. They have been translated into several languages and enjoyed by readers around the world. Carrie loves to connect with reading friends on Facebook, Instagram, and via her website and blog: carrieturansky.com.

Your bio mentions traveling to England

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2. Can you share some of your favorite or most shocking cultural experiences during that time?
   
3. Edwardian or Victorian, which do you prefer to write and why?
   

Your latest novel, A Token of Love, is split-time historical fiction. 

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4. Are you new to this particular subgenre and why is split time right for this story?
   
5. Is there anything especially interesting that you haven’t covered in other interviews that you could share with us or perhaps there is something God has laid on your heart that you would like to share with your readers? 
   

Separated by centuries, the lives of two women intertwine through their shared pursuit of love, truth, and justice.

In 1885 London, Lillian Freemont embarks on a treacherous journey to reunite with her long-lost niece, Alice, who was abandoned at the Foundling Hospital eight years ago. Fueled by her sister’s plea and armed with the gold token that identifies her niece, Lillian teams up with investigative reporter Matthew McGivern to expose the grim reality of the shadowed streets of London. As Lillian and Matthew unravel the mystery of Alice’s disappearance, their partnership blossoms into one of shared purpose and undeniable attraction.

In present-day London, Janelle Spencer finds herself unexpectedly running the Foundling Museum. When filmmaker Jonas Conrad arrives to document the museum’s history, their collaboration takes a surprising turn as they uncover articles from the past that shed light on a haunting connection to the present. As Janelle becomes caught between exposing the truth and protecting the museum’s reputation, she must decide if she can risk everything for what she believes.

The mystery of a missing girl will pull at the heartstrings of any woman, but here we also have the historical significance of founding homes. History lovers in our audience will probably also connect founding home with youth houses of refuge and sanitoriums of the time which rarely adhered to the medical rights, practices, and privileges we experience today.

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2. Can you share more about the connection of the Foundling Home across the century that separates these two female protagonists?
   

In A Token of Love, you juggle two romantic couples in this book.

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3. Could you switch them and have Janelle and Jonas in the 1800s and Lillian and Matthew in the modern-day era? (If no, why? If yes, why?)
   

You mentioned earlier that you traveled to England to research this book.

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4. How did the city of London play a part in this story? (For example: inspiration for setting or culture? Is London merely the backdrop? How do the characters’ experiences and views of the city, affect the plot?)
   
5. What’s next for your writing?
   

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