Happy Labor Day weekend! Welcome back to a brand new season of For the Love of Books Podcast. Lowell-based author Jeff Ostrander relied heavily on the past as his main character in Womb of Souls is portrayed by protagonist Abraham Marsh. The inciting incident to create the novel was a scene of a dad running into a burning cabin to save his family while getting seriously injured. Sponsored by Jeff Ostrander, Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent. “I saw a picture in my mind of a father running into a burning house to save his kids. I knew he came out terribly hurt, but the rest I had to learn as the story progressed,” Ostrander said. “It was interesting to consider what would happen to a strong, handsome young man who suddenly found himself a weak, disfigured and lonely man. Does the value of life remain when all that brought him joy was torn away?” Listen in  for a chance to win a signed copy of Womb of Souls. Copyright (c)2026 Emma Bllogs, LLC.  All rights reserved.