Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116Anita Shreve will give a reading and discus- sion of The Stars Are Fire at Maine Historical Society on April 23 and at Camden Public Library on May 2. A P r i L 2 0 1 7 4 9 Portsmouth. When I was young, Portland wasn’t somewhere I would think of to vis- it, but now I love escaping up there for a day to look around the PMA and get lunch. My husband John and I like Petite Jacqueline, Grace, Fore Street. I love that little place with the milkshakes…Duckfat. I don’t go too much, though. You walk through the door and that’s a thousand calories right there. TheWeightofWaterandThePilot’sWifehaveallbeen turnedintomovies.Howdiditfeeltoseeyournovelsreal- izedonthebigscreen? I had very different experiences with each movie. The Weight of Water [2000] was my first time on set, and I found it thrilling. Ev- erything was new, and everything was ex- citing. Kathryn Bigelow was directing, and it had some heavy-hitter actors (Sean Penn, Elizabeth Hurley) in the lead roles. I wrote the screenplay for The Pilot’s Wife [2002] myself, so that was a different kind of ex- perience. It was a tutorial in screenwriting for me. I would write something, and the producers would tell me how to re-write it– we’d do this about 20 times. It was a steep learning curve! TheStarsareFireiscinematic.Canyouimagineitasa motionpicture?WhowouldplayGrace? Oh yes, I certainly can. I think this par- ticular novel would look great on screen. I’ve never thought about an actress to play Grace, though. I think it would have to be a new actress, someone young. You’renotoriouslyprivateaboutfuturenovels,buttellus: What’snext? I took a little time out between the last few books, but think the pace is going to pick up for me again. Yes, I’ve got an idea for a story underway. No, I’m not going to tell you what it is! n