A Poppy in Remembrance has its own specific media kit.
Here’s information about the book for members of the press, as well as questions, high rez photos, and FAQ.
Who is Michelle Ule?
Michelle Ule trained as a newspaper reporter while at UCLA and has been reading a physical newspaper every day since.
An avid student of history, she’s traveled the world and studied World War I in conjunction with writing A Poppy in Remembrance. She’s written more than 50 blog posts about the war on her website and maintains a dozen WWI-related boards on Pinterest.
The biographer of Mrs. Oswald Chambers, Michelle has written more than 100 posts about Oswald Chambers, Biddy and My Utmost for His Highest on her blog at www.michelleule.com.
Shorter, more focused bio (51 words)
Michelle Ule is an essayist, the author of two novels, five best-selling novellas, and the biographer of Mrs. Oswald Chambers: The Woman Behind the World’s Bestselling Devotional. A UCLA graduate, she’s taught Bible study for 35 years and loves to travel the world. Michelle lives in Northern California with her family.
Short description of the book
Spanning three countries and the four years of World War I, A Poppy in Remembrance is the epic story of an American woman struggling to become a journalist in a man’s world.
As she searches for where she belongs—spiritually, professionally and emotionally—Claire Meacham discovers God and love through her relationships with Oswald and Biddy Chambers, an earnest YMCA worker, and a dashing New Zealand soldier, all the while seeking that elusive byline.
A Poppy in Remembrance video trailer (48 seconds)
Interview questions for A Poppy in Remembrance
- How did you happen to write a WWI story?
- What do you mean A Poppy in Remembrance is a “coming of age story?”
- How many women journalists worked overseas during WWI? Who was the most famous?
- Biddy and Oswald Chambers are “marquee” characters. What’s that?
- Is there a difference between a marquee character and a cameo appearance?
- How do you write fictional dialogue for an historic character?
- Who makes a cameo appearance in A Poppy in Remembrance?
- What role did the YMCA play during WWI?
- Why was your lead character, Claire Meacham, so involved with the YMCA?
- What did Oswald Chambers do in Egypt during WWI?
- What role did My Utmost for His Highest play in writing A Poppy in Remembrance?
- Tell us about the role of spiritual maturity—and how it’s portrayed in A Poppy in Remembrance.
- What was it like to be one of Oswald Chambers’ students at the Bible Training College?
- Tell us about the unusual “serendipity” that occurred the day after you wrote about Oswald Chambers’ death.
- Which came first, A Poppy in Remembrance or Oswald Chambers?
- Tell us about propaganda during WWI. Who was the major culprit?
- Why should WWI be of interest to 21st century Americans?
- Tell us about the role of the Spanish flu in both history and in A Poppy in Remembrance.
- Why is one of your heroes a New Zealand army officer?
- What was the significance of submarines during WWI and in your life?
- What type of research did you do to write the book?
- Why was WWI significant to your personal life?
- How did you research trench warfare?
- Why did you set A Poppy in Remembrance in three different theaters of WWI?
- How did you research life in Egypt?
- Why are poppies associated with WWI?
- How is A Poppy in Remembrance different from the typical WWI historical romance?
- Your final scene takes place in Paris on November 11, 1918. What was it like that day?
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Social Media Links
Website www.michelleule.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/Michelleule
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MIchelleUlewriter/
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/michelleule/
Endorsement
Linda J. White, national award-winning journalist and author of six novels.
A Poppy for Remembrance immersed me in the World War I era, when courage vied with despair and hope was elusive. As a former journalist, I was fascinated by the details of news reporting in those days; as a reader I was entranced by the stories of Claire, Jim, Jock, and Nigel, whose fictional lives are masterfully woven into the true-life tapestry of Oswald and Biddy Chambers. Anyone who’s ever read “My Utmost for His Highest” will love this book. I surely did.