“This was the first time with this novel that I felt like it was really clicking,” Walton said. Her work as an editor at magazines like Essence, Entertainment Weekly and LIFE, enabled her to explore identity, place and pop culture, which are all prevalent themes in the novel. The ’70s are a time that Walton holds dearly her parents were young and music filled her childhood home. The story, a passion project that took more than eight years to complete, was influenced by both Walton’s personal and professional experiences. Walton spent Thursday talking with Newhouse School classes about The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, which follows a fictional rock ‘n’ roll duo through the trials and tribulations that came along with rapid stardom in the 1970s. After nearly two decades as editor for several national publications, Walton published her debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, this past year and can confidently say her dreams have come true. In a project her mother had saved from the ninth grade, Walton predicted that she would write three novels and work as a journalist for a magazine. Dawnie Walton had a strong sense of her future from an early age.
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