Adriana Delgado
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Jessica Brockmole:
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(view spoiler)[I just finished "At the Edge of Summer and thought it was one of the best works of historical fiction I've read all year.
I do have one question about Claire's almost intimate involvement with Finlay. It seemed odd to me that she would go to his apartment after what happened with Luc's friend Stefan. Did she do it because this former soldier brought memories of Luc and what he could be experiencing in the war? (hide spoiler)]
I do have one question about Claire's almost intimate involvement with Finlay. It seemed odd to me that she would go to his apartment after what happened with Luc's friend Stefan. Did she do it because this former soldier brought memories of Luc and what he could be experiencing in the war? (hide spoiler)]
Jessica Brockmole
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(view spoiler)[That's part of it, yes. Finlay reminds her of Luc in some ways. He's an artist, of course, and he's a man far from home during wartime. But perhaps more than that, she goes with him because she doesn't feel afraid any more. She spent those intervening years testing the boundaries of her independence and rebuilding trust, and she feels stronger for it by the time she meets Finlay. It's important to me that she makes the decisions in that situation, that she initiates the kiss, that she chooses to go up to his apartment. She's years beyond her experience with Stefan, she's in control, and she takes the next step towards intimacy. I wanted to show her managing her own fears and healing her own emotional scars rather than waiting for Luc to reappear and heal her. (hide spoiler)]
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