Lunch & Learn: FILLED WITH FORTITUDE Book Discussion
Join us for a compelling conversation with author Sally Hobert Whiting and Plimoth Patuxet Museums Chief Historian Richard Pickering, exploring the genre of historical fiction in a 17th-century context.
In this month’s Lunch and Learn, we welcome you into an insightful discussion on what it means to write historical fiction set in 1620 and learn about the detailed research process behind it. The book discussion will be anchored on Whiting’s recent book, Filled with Fortitude, a historical fiction novel about Elizabeth Tilley’s journey on the Mayflower in 1620. Whiting and Pickering will examine topics such as historical research methods, the balance between fiction and nonfiction, and Whiting’s process of bringing the themes of resilience to life in the novel. We encourage reflection on several questions: How does a historian approach entering the mind of a pilgrim? What can readers take away from a historical novel living in the 21st century?