Ann Darby discusses her novel, “The Orphan Game.” She begins by explaining that her book is about a family who must deal with their teenage daughter’s pregnancy. She talks about the connection of the young girl to older characters in the novel. Martinson asks Darby to read the opening paragraph about wealth and success. She describes how she added tragedy to the plot, and changed the ending several times throughout her writing process. She ends the interview by talking about how she told many of the stories through flashbacks.
Women - California, Southern - Fiction Nineteen sixties - Fiction
Source
U-matic tape; Excerpt of show with Martinson interviewing Rahna R. Rizzuto before the break, and Ann Darby after; date and times on case spine: 7/14, 4:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm; date on case front cover: 9/22/99; date on tape: 9/27/99.
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