The Altadena-based writer talks about drawing inspiration from where she’s spent most her life, ‘I don’t mind being a regional writer. Altadena contains multitudes.’
Before picking up “Search,” Michelle Huneven’s new novel, I would have thought its plot — a church search committee’s efforts to find a new minister — would be about as interesting as watching paint dry. How wrong I would have been. From the title page, when the reader learns that “Search” is actually a novel written as a memoir – with recipes – it’s clear that this book will be full of surprises.
I interviewed Michelle Huneven over Zoom and was given a glimpse into the author, her process, and her relationship to the characters she has created.A couple of things inspired me. One was, I was actually on a search committee, but it was a little search committee, and it was just for an assistant minister.
When I started writing this book, I heard so many stories immediately. You know like, “I was on a committee to select a dean and I pushed for this one woman…and we got her and she’s been a total disaster.” Or just the opposite, “I was on a committee for an archdeacon and my candidate wasn’t selected but I have to admit that the one who was has been the right person.” It’s fallible. Human beings are fallible. We’re not really good at knowing what we want. That’s why advertising is so effective.
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