Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo: Things I Told My Mother

Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo join Carol Fitzgerald to talk about their novel, THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER. Both of them enjoyed life with their mothers, who lived well into their 90s. So they decided to write a fictional title about a mother and daughter duo. In the book, Laurie works in advertising and loves new experiences. Her mom is the famous “Dr. Liz,” an elegant perfectionist who is renowned and receives great praise wherever she goes. They embark on a trip to Paris and Norway (the latter is where Liz grew up). The Susans explained where the idea came from, how they worked together, and what they infused from their own adventure in Norway into the story. A number of Bookreporter readers read an advance copy of the book, and many of their comments (they loved it) are shared throughout the conversation, making it a tad different from other interviews that we have done. Book discussed in this episode:  THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/things-i-wish-i-told-my-mother Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews: Lisa Scottoline: https://youtu.be/8F-CDltuc3E Sadeqa Johnson: https://youtu.be/TW01NY0d7CE William Landay: https://youtu.be/Zcok9PHuRHw Shelley Read: https://youtu.be/aZHZx2LaU4Y William Kent Krueger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDK_Ngau8qs&t=45s J.T. Ellison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F63lFI2nmw Hank Phillippi Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMZjJCtKUU4 Jane Harper: https://youtu.be/-N2EWgHeeEU Deborah Goodrich Royce: https://youtu.be/0DluxmfXGoI Check out our past “Bookaccino Live” Book Group events: Nita Prose: https://youtu.be/f_Ev0KN8z2M Chamaine Wilkerson: https://youtu.be/0DluxmfXGoI Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8  Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here: https://tbrnetwork.com/newsletters/ FOLLOW US on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookreporter Website: https://www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions