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Jim Nelson
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Jim Nelson
Good questions. You're right, bridge daughters can't get pregnant and are otherwise indistinguishable from other girls. Your questions are one reason why parents are so protective of their bridge daughters: since the bridge is the surrogate for their child, they wouldn't want anybody to hurt or do violence to them.
The men at the camp certainly seem questionable, but the bridges are watched closely. One detail I believe I edited out of the book (for length) was that the two men don't live among the girls, but outside the camp.
The men at the camp certainly seem questionable, but the bridges are watched closely. One detail I believe I edited out of the book (for length) was that the two men don't live among the girls, but outside the camp.
Jim Nelson
First of all, thanks for your patience with my answers!
Since this is something I'm hoping to develop in my next book, I'd rather not spoil it quite yet—wait and see!
Since this is something I'm hoping to develop in my next book, I'd rather not spoil it quite yet—wait and see!
Jim Nelson
Thank you for your great questions!
I couldn't tell you exactly when the third book will be ready; for me, a book is done when it feels done, which is difficult to schedule. I will state I'm developing a third book and have plans for a fourth in the cycle. I needed to take a break from bridge daughters and am focusing on a different sort of novel at the moment. After finishing it, I plan on returning my attention to the series.
My current working title for the third book is "XZ" � the idea is that bridge daughters possess a different chromosome pair than so-called normal people, i.e. XX for women and XY for men. (I reserve the right to change the title, though!) Let that be a small teaser regarding the details of the next book.
As far as flowers, most authors prefer to let readers decide what symbols may or may not mean. Instead, I'll share one concept I hoped to convey: The book Azami gives Hannah is "The Symphony of Flowers." Hannah begins to see flowers like an orchestra: Each musical instrument contributing its tonalities and textures, each flower in a bouquet contributing to the overall arrangement and aroma. I would say Hannah saw the world similarly: Everyone has something to contribute, if given a chance.
I hope you pick up Hagar's Mother! Please let me know if you have any more questions.
I couldn't tell you exactly when the third book will be ready; for me, a book is done when it feels done, which is difficult to schedule. I will state I'm developing a third book and have plans for a fourth in the cycle. I needed to take a break from bridge daughters and am focusing on a different sort of novel at the moment. After finishing it, I plan on returning my attention to the series.
My current working title for the third book is "XZ" � the idea is that bridge daughters possess a different chromosome pair than so-called normal people, i.e. XX for women and XY for men. (I reserve the right to change the title, though!) Let that be a small teaser regarding the details of the next book.
As far as flowers, most authors prefer to let readers decide what symbols may or may not mean. Instead, I'll share one concept I hoped to convey: The book Azami gives Hannah is "The Symphony of Flowers." Hannah begins to see flowers like an orchestra: Each musical instrument contributing its tonalities and textures, each flower in a bouquet contributing to the overall arrangement and aroma. I would say Hannah saw the world similarly: Everyone has something to contribute, if given a chance.
I hope you pick up Hagar's Mother! Please let me know if you have any more questions.
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