When my father was 18 years old, his Army unit was sent to Dachau, the Nazi concentration camp which had just been liberated. What was your inspiration for The Impossible Knife of Memory? Interested to know more about the background for the book I was pleased when the author graciously agreed to answer a few of my questions:
Deftly balancing Haley’s worry and care of her father with her own needs and evolving romance, Anderson offers readers a powerful exploration into the impact of PTSD on parents and young people today. Having been away from others her own age for so long, school is a mixed bag for Haley however, one major plus is her appealing classmate Finn. Recognizing Haley’s need for a real school and home, they have now settled into her father’s hometown where he struggles with post traumatic stress disorder. Speak). In her latest, The Impossible Knife of Memory, we meet 17 year-old Hayley Kincaid whose mother died when she was small and who has spent the past five years homeschooling herself while traveling with her trucker father, a veteran of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chainsthe first title in her Seeds of America series) and young adult works (e.g. The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School) to historical fiction (e.g. Laurie Halse Anderson is a familiar name in the world of children’s and young adult literature with a prodigious output ranging from picture books (e.g.
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