“Uncovering Hidden Truths: Caroline Topperman Reveals the Secrets Behind ‘Your Roots Cast a Shadow'”
CT: It emerged. The first version of this book had 42 very short chapters, and I was constantly moving them around. Even in the final version, we were literally copying and pasting chapters into a new order until the last minute. It was tough to figure out, because it’s two sets of grandparents and my parents and me, so there’s a lot. I was lucky because I think my grandfather knew that one day there would be this book, because a lot of the letters had internal thoughts. I didn’t have to do a lot of guessing. Also, my grandmother did an interview with my uncle at some point before she passed away, and I had that too. So, I didn’t have to invent things, which was great.
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