Charlotte
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Caragh M. O'Brien:
Which of your characters from Birthmarked was the hardest to write? Which was your favorite?
Caragh M. O'Brien
Gaia’s mother posed some interesting challenges for me. Aside from one major scene, Bonnie rarely appears actively elsewhere in the novel, but she’s a powerful force in Gaia’s life, so I wanted her to be clear as a real person and not just a cardboard, classic mother figure. I realized that each mention of this character had to resonate. Bonnie has a very small, quiet moment in a flashback when she turns over on her bed, and I felt including that moment gave Gaia a glimpse of Bonnie’s interior life, even if she didn’t fully understand it.
As for my favorite character, that’s Gaia, by far. I was fascinated by the way she approached injustice and changed over the course of the book. Thanks for your question, Charlotte.
All best, Caragh
As for my favorite character, that’s Gaia, by far. I was fascinated by the way she approached injustice and changed over the course of the book. Thanks for your question, Charlotte.
All best, Caragh
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Kristina Jean Lareau
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Caragh M. O'Brien:
This is not a question so much as the thing I often say to those whom I am recommending your books: "The Birthmarked Trilogy is the best dystopia I have read and it is upsetting that it has been sitting below the mainstream radar. While the second in trilogies are generally the weakest part, that is not the case with Prized. It is the strongest book in the trilogy." Thank you for writing such great stories.
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