Pacific Northwest author’s new novel captures atmosphere of the region - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Pacific Northwest author’s new novel captures atmosphere of the region - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, author of the novel "Elita." The book was inspired by Anderson and McNeil islands in Puget Sound. (Credit: Nathan Lunstrum) Read and Listen On a gray, early spring morning, I drove to Steilacoom, Washington, to catch the ferry to Anderson Island. I boarded alongside the line of other cars and after parking, stepped out onto the deck of the boat. The ferry pushed off from the dock and rocked a …