Susannah answers “can anyone grasp the years it took place...”

Good Book Fairy asked this question about A Little Life:

can anyone grasp the years it took place between?

Susannah Oh, I think most of it (when they are adults) takes place in the very near future and probably ends somewhere around 2050. I imagine Jude is with Brot…moreOh, I think most of it (when they are adults) takes place in the very near future and probably ends somewhere around 2050. I imagine Jude is with Brother Luke in the motels in the late 80's early 90's, and the reference to the computer is not throwaway at all, but rather proof that Brother Luke was an 'early adopter' who successfully channeled the internet for the trafficking children. Otherwise how would he find Jude all these slimy doctors to go to, or find consistent clients?? By this logic, they're in college in the early aughts.(less)

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