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The Novel I Started Writing in Washington — and Finished Three Decades Later

Some novels begin with a plot. Others begin with a character who refuses to leave the writer alone. Mine began with homesickness. In 1994, I was living in Washington, D.C., with my American husband. I had spent several years in the United States, but… Continue Reading “The Novel I Started Writing in Washington — and Finished Three Decades Later”