Posted at 08:01PM Nov 04, 2009 by Anna in General  |  Comments[292]

Lovely readers!


It's so great to hear from all of you who are reading Splendor-- of course I want everyone who reads one of my books to love them and feel like every choice I make about plot or character is natural and perfect and right. But that would be impossible, and to have readers who feel passionately about words I have written, whether they agree or disagree, is a tremendous honor. Even if they are angry or sad-- to have readers who care enough to be angry or sad is wonderful.


But I do want to say about that ending (and here !!SPOILER ALERT!! please stop reading if you don't want to know what happens), that I'm sorry to have let those of you who wanted Diana and Henry together at the end down. I love a happy ending, too, but to me this is a happy ending, for Diana, anyway, because she gets to go out and see the world and not be bound by the first man she fell in love with. In the end, she is free, and she is being true to herself. For me, this was a joyous and uplifting ending. But I will say that one of my favorite things about reading is that a different person, in a different mood, will interpret a story or a character in a really unique way, and all of you have enjoyed these books are free to respond to and understand their events, and the futures of their characters, just as you see fit. So please, keep the opinions coming!