• 'The Alternatives' is a novel about grief, sisterhood and working women

  • May 20 2024
  • Length: 7 mins
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'The Alternatives' is a novel about grief, sisterhood and working women

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  • Caoilinn Hughes' novel The Alternatives revolves around the four Flattery sisters, each with a more impressive career or degree than the last, all with a profound grief for the parents they lost at a young age. When one of the sisters purposely goes off the grid, the other three are reunited in the Irish countryside in an attempt to find her. In today's episode, NPR's Andrew Limbong asks Hughes about crafting the witty dialogue between the sisters, writing side characters that jump off the page and getting feedback from her own siblings.

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