Sally Stanton asked Bill Dedman:

Our book club is reading your novel in January 2017. Our ladies like to go on field trips. Do you know if the Santa Barbara mansion does tours?

Bill Dedman Hi, Sally, and thanks for your question. No, the Clark home in Santa Barbara is not open -- not yet. It is still owned by the estate, but will someday transfer to the Bellosguardo Foundation, the new foundation that has been set up. That group has a board and is waiting for the house. The hang-up is that the IRS is being slow to determine what taxes the estate owes. The only view one can get of the house is to stand in the cemetery next door and look over the wall -- a distant view. You can get a good view of the inside from the many photographs on our website, at http://emptymansionsbook.com. Also see a page there with info for book clubs, and more. Thanks to you and your book club for reading. Bill

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