Kristin Beck: Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For Writing About Good and Evil

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Kristin Beck: Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For Writing About Good and Evil

Andrew Keen

Sep 13, 2022

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Kristin Beck, author of The Winter Orphans.

Kristin Beck has been captivated by the often unsung roles of women in history ever since growing up hearing her grandmother’s stories about her time as a WW II army nurse. A former teacher, she holds a BA in English from the University of Washington and a Master’s in Teaching from Western Washington University. Kristin lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children.

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