Dorothy Love is the author of twenty -one contemporary and historical novels across numerous age ranges and genres with a focus on telling the stories of women whose lives and accomplishments have been marginalized or forgotten. A former college professor and freelance journalist, she lives in the Texas hill country with her husband. When she isn’t researching or writing a new novel, she enjoys dabbling in watercolor painting and trying out new recipes on unsuspecting friends.
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Read the author interview about A Season in Saigon at Feathered Quill.
DOROTHY’S TOP TEN TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
A steamship cruise to a working sheep ranch in Queenstown, New Zealand. The sheep men sheared a sheep in under a minute. Amazing to watch.
Riding the ferry with the locals from Salt Kettle to Hamilton, Bermuda. Shopping at Trimmingham’s and having Outerbridges she -crab soup.
Traversing the Panama Canal aboard the MS Nieuw Amsterdam. The canal is a mind-boggling achievement that cost many men their lives during construction.
Witnessing volcano eruptions on the Island of Hawaii and watching the sunrise at Haleakala.
Worshiping on Christmas Eve in Christchurch Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand. The boys’ choir was truly angelic. Best Christmas Eve ever.
Flying into Pappeete, Tahiti at 3 in the morning bleary-eyed and excited.
Watching Old Faithful erupt at Yellowstone National Park, California
Driving through vast herds of elk at dusk in the Grand Tetons
Eating a Cuban sandwich in Old St. Augustine, Florida. Best Cuban sandwich ever.
Waking up on Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
