Shadows play a major role in this book. What is it about the concept of shadows and pairs that captivated you?
The first person main characters in my novels are, to put a fine point on it, not the real me, but perhaps the me that might have been. I find it fascinating to pursue that multiplicity of possibilities, and it’s one of the real joys I’ve experienced as I’ve written novels over the years. We seldom have the opportunity in life, after all, to become someone other than ourselves.
Perhaps human beings aren’t single entities, but composite beings, constructed of different selves. And maybe it’s possible for the real self and the shadow to be interchangeable — a thought that often strikes me as I write my stories.
