Phaedra Patrick
Hi. For a range of reasons. So the story came full circle - Arthur’s first discovery was the elephant charm and so he went to visit a place of importance to his wife, Miriam. He wanted to return the charm to Mr Mehra rather than sell it, and to listen to more stories about his wife from someone who was part of her life. It was part of Arthur's own renewal, to want to travel and broaden his horizons. He still plans to visit his son, Dan, in Australia too, when it suits Dan’s timescales. Finally, as soon as I started to write the book I had the end scene in my mind, an image of Arthur in the sea in India, moving on with his life.
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Phaedra Patrick:
When I started this book I expected it to be about "magic charms". However, in spite of being completely different than I had expected, I was "charmed" by the book. I think Arthur's "story arc" seems pretty complete, and I know, however his internal journey continues he will be happy, so he wouldn't make as interesting a story in the future. Or can one write a good novel with out conflict?
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