New York Times bestselling author Lisa Barr talks to Cheryl about her time as a journalist in Jerusalem and the rise of women’s voices in fiction. Her novel, Woman on Fire, is out now.
About the author:
Lisa Barr is the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, The Unbreakables, and the historical thriller Fugitive Colours, a suspenseful tale of stolen art, love, lust, deception, and revenge on the “eve” of WWII. The novel won the IPPY gold medal for “Best Literary Fiction 2014” and first prize at The Hollywood Film Festival (Opus Magnum Discovery Award). In addition, Lisa served as an editor for The Jerusalem Post, managing editor of Today’s Chicago Woman, managing editor of Moment magazine, and as an editor/reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Among the highlights of her career, Lisa covered the famous “handshake” between the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat, and President Bill Clinton at the White House.
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