![]() But all the while she’d been walking around with the seeds of this novel buried deep. And was pleasantly surprised by publication of a children’s novel (the outgrowth of a short story), “Kicks,” (Clarion) in 1995. Got published in a collection of respected literary journals. We knew we had a powerfully written novel and were doing all we could to let the rest of the world see that too.”īefore the recent Cinderella turn of events, Fitch had been dutifully following the noble creative writer’s path. ![]() So we did a huge number of advance editions, got the word-of-mouth going. ![]() “Most everyone on the publishing board thought it was one of the best first novels we’d seen in a long time. “There was an overwhelming response to it,” says Michael Pietsch, editor in chief at the publishing house. ![]() “I mean it’s weird when you see your book at Brentano’s or on the shelves at Costco!” Fitch says.īut before we get ahead of ourselves, wrapped up in the mini-whirlwind that has become Fitch’s post-Oprah life-and it’s easy to, she will tell you-it’s important to say that her powerful little book had early on turned heads of the top brass at Little, Brown. ![]()
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