Truth Telling

From an interview on Cara Hoffman's  blog:

"When I went to Japan, I was looking for the textural details of the atomic bomb experience for a novel.  Three months into my visit, September 11th happened, and the testimonies changed. The atomic bomb survivors were shaken by the attacks, just as the rest of the world was, and as a result, they began to remember differently – which is to say, they recovered buried details of loss, of pain, and of love. At that moment, the tables turned. I was no longer seeking them out for their help; they wanted to talk to me so that I could be a witness to their experiences and a repository of their memories, their lost family members, their suffering. It was an incredible honor, and I do feel like I wrote the book, in part, for them: as a testament to those moments of connection and their trust in me. That is the closest I come to political."

For the whole interview, click here.  And look out for Cara's debut, So Much Pretty, coming from S&S on March 15th.
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