MT: The basic outline of events in the novel-Liz’s mother choosing her sex-offender husband over her daughters, the sisters’ separation and subsequent journey-is based on my childhood experience. JB: Hand Me Down is semi-autobiographical. MT: OMG, this is so hard! Here goes: A tough, tender novel about sisters searching for home. JB: How would you describe Hand Me Down in ten words or less? For most of my youth, I wanted to be a rock star or an actress/singer. MT: It didn’t even occur to me that I could make a career as a writer until I was in my early twenties and Pam Houston suggested I apply to creative writing graduate programs. Melanie Thorne: Thank you, Jaime, for taking the time to ask such insightful questions!
Hand Me Down is so incredibly powerful and provocative.
Jaime Boler: Thank you, Melanie, for letting me ask you these questions.
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