Vicki answers “Are the Hempstocks in this book related to...”

Rebecca asked this question about Stardust:

Are the Hempstocks in this book related to the Hempstocks in "The Ocean at the End of the Lane"?

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"That story combined with a tale he had heard as a child that the farm…moreYou might find the answer here:
https://www.tor.com/2013/06/03/neil-g...

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"That story combined with a tale he had heard as a child that the farm down the lane from the Gaiman household had been surveyed by William the Conqueror and was 1000 years old. “At some point in my head they became called the Hempstocks. I don’t recall why. I put some Hempstocks into Stardust, just to show that I could. And in the Graveyard Book Liza Hempstock is there, and part of the Hempstock family, and related to Daisy Hempstock [of The Ocean at the End of the Lane].”(less)

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