“The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past.”
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The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past.
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I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.
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My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.
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I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.
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