Wilder, Elizabeth Egerton

Elizabeth Egerton Wilder's debut novel, "The Spruce Gum Box," began with her fascination in Maine's Aroostook River and it's early pioneers, and evolved over several years through research and daydreaming. While she mused, characters and story lines began to flourish and take on lives of their own. As she puts it, "I knew how the story would start and how it would end, but had no idea what would happen in between." The story continued with second novel, "Granite Heart" and is now completed with "Beneath Mackerel Skies." Throughout the process of developing her intricate web of characters, the