Exclusive Interview: Rebecca McClanahan Reveals the Hidden Inspirations Behind "Light Falls On Everything"
LL: In Chapter 11, “Neighborhood Walk, Halloween Week,” you wrote about watching children play at recess with your mother, and your mother asked you,
“Am I old enough to have children?”
“Yes, you are,” I answer, touching her head in what I hope is a motherly gesture. “But there’s no need to rush into it.”
Reading “Light Falls on Everything,” you write so much about your mother viewing the world through a child’s eyes. I was reminded of a student of mine who once said that her mother’s dementia was a gift in a way, because it allowed her to learn about her mother’s childhood. I wondered if you agreed with that?
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