I Married A Celebrity

 

I didn't know she would become a celebrity when I married her. And I had nothing to do with her rising fame. But she's certainly getting a lot of airtime.

Today, Donna-Lane spent the entire afternoon around Argèles-sur-Mer with a film crew from France's Channel 3, recording for a segment that they expect to air sometime next week. (Alas, we'll have to wait for the YouTube, as we will be back in Switzerland by then without access to the local Occitanie channel.) They filmed at our flat; they filmed on Rue Vermeille; they filmed in front of the centuries-old church; they filmed at Cote Place behind L'Hostalet.

And here's the kicker - she did the entire recording in French.

The subject of their segment revolves around D-L's mystery novels, particularly Murder in Argèles - the book opens with a priest being pushed off the church bell tower, and heroine Annie's house is remarkably similar to D-L's "Nest" studio.

Several of D-L's murder mysteries are available on Amazon: Argeles, Paris, Geneva, Schwyz, Ely, Insel Poel, Caleb's Landing  - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=d-l+nelson+murder&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&dc&qid=1565814570&ref=aw_s_fkmr2.

Or check her website: https://dlnelsonwriter.com/about/ 

The filming idea was triggered by a conversation she had with Philippe Georget, a French novelist who lives in Perpignan but whom D-L met a couple years ago when he was in ASM for a book signing of his novel, L'été Tous Les Chats S'ennuient. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=philppe+georget+inspector+sebag&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&ref=nb_sb_noss. When she saw Georget last week at a signing for the English translation of another novel, Autumn All the Cats Return, he struck the idea of interviewing her about her own writings (in his day job, he works for France 3, France's second largest public television network).

About five years ago, Donna-Lane was interviewed by Swiss television (in French and English) about the fight of American expats to change the onerous US laws, FATCA and CBT, because they are shutting US citizens living overseas out of having bank accounts, mortgages, investments, etc.

A couple of years ago, she testified in front of a Congressional Committee on FATCA . She was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the US government.

Donna-Lane has also been interviewed by numerous newspaper and online news organizations.

 What makes me most proud is that her celebrity is for all the right reasons - accomplishments (a dozen novels plus two non-fiction books) and causes (fighting for the benefit of others).


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