St. Martin's Literary Fiction
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Bryn Greenwood:
Your biography mentions that you grew up “the daughter of a mostly reformed drug dealer” in Kansas. How much of Wavy’s story is your own, or inspired by your own upbringing?
Bryn Greenwood
It would be more accurate to say that I grew up the daughter of a drug dealer. He was still very much in the business during my childhood, until his last arrest and conviction. He was released from federal prison shortly after I graduated from college. These days he's at least as law-abiding as your average senior citizen with a taste for guns, motorcycles, and tattoos. He is, however, not much like Wavy's father, having never been mistaken for a movie star, and having a much more entrepreneurial spirit. My mother, long divorced from him, is actually a teetotaler, but there is a touch of my late step-mother's beauty and sweetness in Sandy. On the other hand, the armed compound, the drugs, and the constantly changing roster of hangers-on, those all played a role in my youth.
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nicolle jennelle
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Bryn Greenwood:
I love your book!! I had my best friend read it and she loved it too but critiqued the one-dimensional nature of the aunt that tries so hard to control Wavy (Iv forget her name offhand). What is she about? Is she just a middle class white lady trope or is the predictability of her character an intentional writer's choice? I suggested the the latter to my friend but i'd love to really know why.
Nena Gluchacki
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Bryn Greenwood:
Hi Bryn! I read AtUaWT two weeks ago and it's still stuck with me. Very few books do that, so first and foremost, thank you for writing such a wonderful book. I thought at times that Wavy, especially in her earlier years, came off as almost feral. Was that intended? Also, I'm intrigued by your mention of a relationship similar to Kellan and Wavy. Would you ever write even just a blog post about your relationship?
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