Goodreads asked Nancy Peacock:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Nancy Peacock It feels strange to answer this way, with a couple from my own work, but at the same time it makes perfect sense. The characters a writer works with are always the ones most alive to her. So, I have to say, Persimmon Wilson and Chloe, from my novel THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PERSIMMON WILSON, is my favorite fictional couple. Persy's love for Chloe is so strong and true that even after three years of not seeing her during the turmoil of the Civil War, and even though he does not know where she is, he goes off in search of her. And Chloe who is in the beginning a much-abused house slave is never a passive character. It is she who plans their escape from the plantation and solicits Persy's help. As I wrote their story, told through Persy's voice, I never doubted his love for her. They live through violent times, yet they always maintain, even as they change communities and identities, a sweet pure spot together. In the end Persy makes the ultimate sacrifice in an attempt to keep Chloe safe.

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