“Though this book tackles some really difficult subjects, it’s ultimately a really hopeful book.” Jennifer Dupee talks about the creation of her new novel. – Little French Bridal Shop. ”
“As I began to delve into the writing, I realized Larissa ( the main character) is kind of engaging in more and more deception; and her deceptions become a vehicle to explore those feelings of loss of identity, and disorientation and confusion, that consumes a child, you know, even an adult child, who becomes the caretaker of an ailing parent. For me that was the crux of the novel, it was what I wanted to explore.”
“As I began to delve into the writing, I realized Larissa ( the main character) is kind of engaging in more and more deception; and her deceptions become a vehicle to explore those feelings of loss of identity, and disorientation and confusion, that consumes a child, you know, even an adult child, who becomes the caretaker of an ailing parent. For me that was the crux of the novel, it was what I wanted to explore.”
We can find release in facing out vulnerabilities, by connecting with those we love.
In the end we’re all reliant on those around us, for love, for care. Friends and family become the keepers of collective memories, memories that allow the ill and the diseased to live on
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