We catch up with author J. A. Ironside, to talk about her novel I Belong to the Earth.
STARBURST: You've described I Belong to the Earth as a homage to Wuthering Heights. When you were writing it was that your intention from the beginning?
J. A. Ironside: Yes and no. In part it's a homage but the aspect that does jibe with Wuthering Heights namely the ongoing haunting or curse centered around a pair of lovers who allowed selfishness and a toxic form of love to divide them is in part a reaction to the huge number of YA fantasy books that center on a love triangle as a central theme. I think there's something unhealthy in that dynamic in the person at the top of the triangle viewing their self-worth through the lens of having two people fighting for their affections. It was also a
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews/16168-ja-ironside-interview
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