Talk:Mary Doria Russell

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Information Concerning Mary Doria Russell

I recently added the following information to the Mary Doria Russell page:

In writing A Thread of Grace Russell has written that her father, who served in the Marine Corps, helped her in researching military and weaponry which the author used to add depth to the novel's setting.

Doria Russell stated in this interview that the involvement of her father and his Marine service lead her to write A Thread of Grace and added to the authenticity of the novel, something that many of her readers have lauded the book for. I would like to argue that this information, complete with a substantiated citation, be allowed to remain on the Mary Doria Russell page.

KellyHewitt80 (talk) 18:36, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

In reviewing this suggestion it should be noted that the user above operates the blog/interview site being used as a reference. - MrOllie (talk) 18:38, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

It should be noted the site, Loaded Questions, which has been linked to is a site in which I participate and conduct interviews. It should also be noted that Loaded Questions does not sell any products and and stands to make no monetary gain by ensuring that Wikipedia has the most current information about Mary Doria Russell, her career and her novels. The information which has been added to this page is not of a controversial nature and it is my belief that, despite the fact that I conducted the interview, it is information which must be included on the Mary Doria Russell page.

KellyHewitt80 (talk) 19:26, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Military Childhood

Did she move around a lot growing up? That is not required to have a military influenced childhood, but I'm curious if she grew up that way.

Also it is a common omission, in many articles about children of American soldiers, to leave out ones mobile childhood. Although not all military kids did move around a lot. For the accuracy of the article it would be good to settle that issue, rather than to ignore it. She seems, for whatever reason to have a passion for international experience.

69.171.160.178 (talk) 22:38, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

I notice in a non-Wiki bio that she lived in Croatia as an adult--

There certainly appears to be a hunger for international experience. Did she get this from her parents? A less well-known dimension of military careers can be international experience, due to overseas assignments, which can have lifelong effects on interests. Was this passed on to Russell through stories by her parents? Or was she a globe-trotting military kid herself? Does anyone know of any sources or citations that clarify this?

I also realize that some people develop international interests without any childhood impetus. Intellectual curiosity can suffice, along with an adventurous spirit (circling back, possibly to her Marine father, as far as adventurous spirit goes).

In families with military parents, the influence on the children (I mean positive impact, not only negative impact that some may assume) is often skipped right over by those who don't understand the range of such possible influences on a family. In military families, military influence on childhood can vary from family to family, but is almost always there to some degree, and in some dimension. Are there any sources about any such formative influences for Russell?

69.171.160.93 (talk) 13:19, 16 October 2011 (UTC)