General Swedish designer Mats Gustafson’s sketches inspired Arlette’s fashion sketches In The Golden DovesOnce I discovered Mats Gustafson's work I had to have my character Arlette sketch like…Martha Hall KellyJuly 26, 2023
Caroline FerridayGeneralLilac GirlsThe Golden DovesThe Rabbits of Ravensbrück From NYC to Disneyland: 64 Years Ago the Polish Ravensbruck Rabbits came to the U.S. for an incredible trip.This year marks the 64th anniversary of the trip Caroline Ferriday helped arrange, bringing the…Martha Hall KellyJuly 26, 2023
GeneralThe Golden Doves The Real Saffron, Our Favorite Kitty, Is Now Immortalized in The Golden DovesWhen our daughter Katherine came to stay with us in Connecticut during COVID she brought…Martha Hall KellyJuly 26, 2023
GeneralThe Golden Doves Operation Paperclip: How the USA Helped Nazi War criminals Escape JusticeNazi scientists recruited by the USA pose at Fort Bliss, Texas, image via Twitter Researching…Martha Hall KellyJuly 26, 2023
GeneralLilac GirlsThe Golden Doves Irene Zisblatt Survived Auschwitz to Tell Her Incredible Story As a young girl in Hungary, Irene Weisberg Zisblatt was taken by the Nazis…Martha Hall KellyJuly 26, 2023
Lilac Girls The Female Wing of the Hitler Youth Was the Nazi’s Secret WeaponI dug in deep to the "Band of German Maidens " (Bund Deutscher Madel /…Martha Hall KellyApril 11, 2023
The Golden Doves The Amazing Dress That Inspired Arlette’s Wedding Dress in The Golden Doves was a British Princess’ Favorite.Since my French character Arlette LaRue in The Golden Doves is a budding fashion designer…Martha Hall KellyApril 7, 2023
GeneralThe Golden DovesThe Rabbits of Ravensbrück This Nazi Doctor Evaded Justice Until a Ravensbruck Rabbit Blew the Whistle on Him.In 1951 Dr. Walter P. Schreiber, former WWII Chief of Medical Science in the Nazi…Martha Hall KellyApril 4, 2023
GeneralLilac GirlsThe Golden DovesThe Rabbits of Ravensbrück She’s back. Dr. Herta Oberheuser Returns in The Golden Doves.Dr. Herta Oberheuser was a German Nazi physician who helped carry out medical experiments on…Martha Hall KellyMarch 31, 2023
GeneralThe Golden Doves It Was So Much Fun Researching the 1950s LifestyleI was born in 1957 and don't remember what the fifties were like, so I…Martha Hall KellyMarch 30, 2023