Sara Winokur
No, I don’t mean beware the creepy holiday guest who steals a kiss while you stand unwittingly beneath a sprig of mistletoe. I mean beware the potential toxicity of holiday plants such as mistletoe. Poisonous plants are perhaps not the most cheerful of topics, but one that I admit I’ve become somewhat obsessed with after … Read more
On my first visit to Iceland, I immediately felt at home. My DNA seemed to belong there. The pure and wild landscapes, ice blue glaciers, black sand beaches, geothermal waters, rolling green pastures, colorful seaside towns, waterfalls, geysers, volcanos . . .all of it captured my heart. Perhaps even more so, I enjoyed getting to … Read more
Traveling through Patagonia, I’m struck by the magnitude of the place. Yes, the towering mountains, hanging glaciers, dry pampas, and old wood forests are vast, beautiful reminders of both the power and fragility of nature. But there are other giants wherever I turn. First, the fictional ones . . . The myth of the Patagonian Giants … Read more
SARA WINOKUR is a Ph.D. molecular geneticist whose research has been published in many scientific journals. As an ovarian cancer thriver, Sara has dedicated her life to family, friends, and her second career as an author of historical fiction and forensic mysteries. When not wandering the globe, Sara lives with her family and writes in Southern California.
Author of Double Blind: The Icelandic Manuscript Murders and Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen Murders
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