Interview with Patricia Mahon, Author of A Night in the Vine

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write A Night in the Vine?

The story is based on an actual event of being trapped in a beautiful wine estate with a group of strangers. Without electricity or modern devices, it was amazing how we connected across cultures and generations.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of A Night in the Vine, what would they be?

I would pick Simon & Garfunkel’s The Boxer and The Eagles’ Hotel California.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Literary Fiction and the Classics. Yes, I am committed to infusing the classics into modern literary fiction.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

I am revisiting the classics, particularly the poetry of WB Yeats.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

Definitely the ending. It’s raw and organic.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I read every single line out loud. There is not a page that I write that I do not walk around the room and read aloud, particularly dialogue.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

Stories are the only things we have … to understand ourselves!

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

There is nothing more important than human connections, particularly in this moment in time when everything is pulling us away from each other.

Patricia Mahon is the author of the new book A Night in the Vine

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