Goodreads asked Beth Durham:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Beth Durham I don't have much mystery in my own life. However, my stories are usually inspired by the legends of my homeland - Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau. Among those legends are many mysteries and unanswered questions, some of which I have recorded in blog articles at: www.TennesseeMountainStories.com.
My first novel, Margaret's Faith (no yet published I'm afraid), centered around my great-great-great grandparents who met during the Civil War. She was a farmgirl in Tennessee, he an Italian immigrant fighting in the Union Army. In the end they married and lived in Chicago - a world away from the Tennessee Farm Margaret had known her whole life. There are so many questions surrounding that relationship I feel I could write volumes of fictional stories from them.
Another favorite legend is about gold found on the Cumberland Plateau. One cousin claimed he found a rich vein on his father-in-law's property. The cousin tried to strike a deal with him but the old man demanded such a large portion of the gold that the cousin refused to disclose the location. It was never found and the cousin took the secret to his grave. Is there a story in that or what?

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