Bryan Washington's debut novel follows an eclectic cast of characters who redefine family. He says he wanted to write about people 'operating from a place of love for one another, as opposed to disdain or hatred.'
Yeah, what was really important to me with her character, and what I kind of knew from the outset was that if the novel worked, it would be because her character worked. And if it didn't work, it would be because her character didn't work on the page. And because so many of the other characters really aren't in the same place at the same time for very much of the novel, she's the constant in a lot of ways. She's the most emotional constant.
This story was edited for radio by Samantha Balaban and Martha Ann Overland, and adapted for the Web by Petra Mayer.
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