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[close] Best known for her historical novels, Anne Perry has written numerous works that explore the lives of people from different eras--from Victorian England, in her Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries, and eighteenth-century revolutionary Paris, in The One Thing More, to the ancient world in her epic Tathea novels. But whatever epoch Perry depicts, her novels always portray richly drawn characters who face obstacles entirely recognizable to today's reader. Watch Perry explain why in this video, filmed from her home in Scotland.

[close] "To be accepted allows you room to flower, to breathe. You have a great gratitude toward those who accept you. You want to give them the best that you can. . . and so you try." shared wisdom from bestselling author, Anne Perry. With a nod to Women's History Month, this exclusive new video mash-up from Open Road Media introduces "Women's Mystery Month" and features a slew of bestselling female mystery writers including Ruth Rendell, Susan Isaacs, Jane Langton, Mary Burton and more sharing their thoughts on women and writing.

[close] "Writing is enormously satisfying," says Anne Perry, the author of more than sixty books. "It gives you a sharpened sense of the power of words—of the beauty of life altogether." Perry is a bestselling author of historical detective fiction, most notably the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series and the William Monk series, both set in Victorian England. Her first book, The Cater Street Hangman, launched both the Pitt series and her career as a premier writer of Victorian mysteries. Watch Perry speak about why she writes, and learn more about the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series, now available as ebooks.