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My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

- Christina Baker Kline
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Christina Baker Kline
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I have three sons, as different from each other as any three humans could be but connected by their shared love of Guitar Hero. I'm lucky to be married to a man I can call my soulmate without any irony whatsoever.

When I start a new novel and find myself diverted by domestic activities, many of which I genuinely enjoy, I panic that I will never write another word.

My mother was one of the most dynamic and brilliant women I have ever known. She was also mercurial and unfocused.

As a novelist, I have always been interested in how people come to terms with difficult, life-altering events.

Hardcovers will never completely disappear. They are delightful to hold; they feel weighty and substantial. But my anecdotal evidence suggests that the world is changing.

Without even thinking about it, my son uses technology in almost everything he does, large and small.

My parents are a bedrock. And I have three complex, strong, and funny sisters who inspire and sustain me.

I don't think that trauma is an illusion; there is no question in my mind that circumstances beyond our control can shape and define us. But ultimately, we make choices about letting ourselves be defined by our pasts.

It's hard selling books in general: companies are merging, editors being laid off, bricks-and-mortar bookstores closing, large chain bookstores squeezing out independents, and online retailers squeezing out chain bookstores.

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My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.

My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.