Mary
Mary asked Robert Dugoni:

I would like to know you got the idea for Sam Hell? That was the best book I have read in years. So many friends have read this as I have raved about it and all have given it the best of reviews. Please tell me also how you got the idea for the mom? She added so much to the book. Keep writing!!

Robert Dugoni Sam came about loosely from growing up with a handicapped brother. Took a long time before I found him.
The mother is based, very much, on my mother.
Thanks for asking.

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