{"value"=>"<p>Jeannette's novel, which had various titles before being published as <span class=\"title\">The Secret in the Cellar</span>, was based on her two plays, <span class=\"title\">This Way Forward</span> and <span class=\"title\">Light in the Cellar</span>. From a 1976 letter included with the first draft, she indicates that she had been writing it for a year, but based on the screenplay drafts, it seems as if she began writing it even earlier. Although there are draft contracts with the publisher, Books That Matter, it was eventually published in 2006, by HADLEY Players Productions, with a foreword by Ruby Dee (although her name is misspelled).</p>"}