Kathleen
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Kim van Alkemade:
Orphan #8 is a truly outstanding book, brilliantly researched and written. You have a wonderful career ahead of you; I will be watching for your next book. Just one little suggestion: don't have any characters tuck a strand of hair behind someone's ear. I've collected 37 examples of hair tucking in novels in just the last year! It's become such a cliche. Are you aware of that?
Kim van Alkemade
Hi Kathleen, thank you so much I am really glad you enjoyed my novel! I wasn't aware of the hair tucking, what an attentive reader you are!
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Susan
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Kim van Alkemade:
Why did you construct Rachel as a gay woman? Some people in my book club were curious as to why you constructed Rachel as a gay women. Some thought it was because it was just another way to make her different and isolated, others thought it was a historical comment on gay rights.
Bari Lynn Hein
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Kim van Alkemade:
Hi Kim. I met you at the NY Pitch Conference last December, and have looked forward to reading Orphan # 8 since then. What a beautifully written novel. Thank you for transporting me and for enlightening me. I was particularly moved by the relationship between Rachel and Sam. My question is: When is your next novel coming out, and what will it be about?
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