Clan Destine Press Blog — Lisa Fessler

For The Only One in the World author Lisa Fessler wrote "The Problem of the Lying Author," and here Lisa tells Clan Destine Press about her story, set in Berlin. What is the most unexpected tidbit you learned while writing your story? That would be the 1893 Long Distance Bicycle Race from Vienna to Berlin. It was not something I expected to see in the late 19th century. I learned that back then, cycling was considered a crazy new fad for the rich. Military officers were forbidden to ride on bicycles, and the Long Distance Bicycle Race was organised to prove...