Los Angeles Review of Books: An Interview with Victoria Patterson

Excerpt:"SAMANTHA PEALE: Where did The Peerless Four come from?VICTORIA PATTERSON: I read a comic by David Collier about the Canadian high jumper Ethel Catherwood, and I couldn’t stop thinking about her. She won two gold medals in the 1928 Olympics and became a media darling because of her good looks; after that she took on the life of a recluse. There were reports that she sicced her dogs on some reporters, threw away her medals, and, when Hollywood courted her, she told them to fuck off. I wanted to know what happened to her."For the full interview, click here: lareviewofbooks.org