Two novels explore the complexities of parent-child relationships
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The Importance of Forgiveness
At the heart of your story, is the difference between forgiveness and redemption. And how did making that road trip, how did that set off some of your thoughts? Well I realize that driving is in some ways a solitary activity. And so my character, Lito, even though he hasn't finished high school, he has also a lot of time to think through the big questions that he thinks are important. He asks what are they doing going to see male demarcas? Yeah.
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