this character, Kimmy, this young woman who was kidnapped while walking to school one morning and then held captive in an underground bunker where she was tortured repeatedly for fifteen years, this woman insists on looking at the bright side of things. As corny as it sounds, when I am having a bad day, I give myself a nudge. I think of Kimmy in that situation, and I get my act together. Calling on my inner Kimmy has been particularly helpful during the Trump administration. You thought I would go the entire book without getting political—but at last it comes out! That is what she said!
