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Episode Summary

Novelist Jennifer Haigh joins us to talk about Rabbit Moon, her atmospheric and emotionally complex novel set in Shanghai. It follows an estranged American family reuniting after a tragedy—and a daughter living a secret life abroad.

“Writing is having a conversation with the best friend you’ve never met.” — Jennifer Haigh

Then, L. Annette Binder returns to discuss Child of Earth and Starry Heaven, her deeply moving memoir of caring for her mother through Alzheimer’s. It’s a story of love, loss, and learning to live fully in the present.

“The two things I carry with me is the love that my mom was capable of feeling and that I felt for her survived her cognitive decline.” — L. Annette Binder

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Key Words: Rabbit Moon, Jennifer Haigh, literary fiction China, Child of Earth and Starry Heaven, L. Annette Binder, Alzheimer’s memoir, dementia caregiving, elder care,

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