Patricia Kiyono
Website: http://patriciakiyono.com
Blog: http://creative-hodgepodge.blogspot.com/
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Describe yourself in three words:
happy, busy, optimistic
Tell us a little about your latest release:
The Friendship Star Quilt, co-written with Stephanie
Michels:
Anne Brown loves her job at The Stitching Post Quilt
Shop in Grandville, Michigan, but she keeps a suitcase packed so she can leave
at a moment's notice. Living under the radar, she longs for a normal life, but
settles for listening to family stories told by the friendly ladies of the
quilting club who meet at the shop on Tuesday evenings. When she meets Brad,
the handsome band director of an area high school and his adorable daughter,
Anne begins to hope for a happily ever after of her own. But someone has far
different plans.
Brad Carmichael is juggling the demands of his job as
band director at Rivertown High School with trying to be a better father to his
daughter. When Brad is late picking Jennie up from a birthday party, the pretty
young clerk from the local quilt shop comes to his rescue. Kind-hearted and
talented, Anne becomes a vital part of his and Jennie’s lives. Until her past
threatens to destroy their relationship.
What is your earliest memory?
I remember moving to a new house when I was five years
old. Funny how I have no memories of life before that! But I remember being so
excited about having an upstairs attic
room. My mom still lives in that house.
What would you consider the greatest moment in your life?
Holding my first baby in my arms.
What’s the hardest thing in in life you’ve done?
Allowing that first baby to live through her difficult
teenage years!
What have you learned in life so far?
I've learned that there are very few do-overs, but
that it does no good to dwell on what hasn't gone right. We just need to do the
best that we are able, and accept that some things aren't going to go our way.
Everyone’s favourite question: if you could invite five
people for dinner, who would it be?
1. I'd definitely love to talk to my paternal
grandfather - he died before I was born. He came to America in 1915 from Japan.
He came alone, hired as an artist to run the art department at Stickley
Brothers Furniture Company in Grand Rapids. I learned he was descended from a
shogun - I'd love to ask him about that!
2. Jimmy Stewart - I always loved the calm,
reasonable, intelligent type he played in the movies.
3. Morgan Freeman - for the same reasons as Jimmy
Stewart
4. Debbie Macomber - anyone who can create such
heartwarming characters has to be a warm person herself - and the fact that she
knits is a real bonus!
5. Aaron Copland -
I'd love to thank him for providing me with hours of great music.
Chance for
our readers - what else would you like to know about Patricia Kiyono?
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