![]() ![]() Do the Gold children really know when they’ll die, or do they simply believe they know? How do expectation, fate, and chance interact to influence the course of our lives? But I also know that hearing my supposed date of death would bring on a different set of challenges. ![]() I’ve often thought that if I knew I would live a decently long life, much of that anxiety would disappear. We can only put one foot in front of the other, making plans for the future-building a family, a career, a home-without knowing how long we’ll be there to see it. In many ways, there’s no greater mystery than death: when it will come, what it feels like, and what happens afterward. I’ve always struggled to cope with uncertainty, and the tension between knowledge and mystery drives my writing. How and why did you decide to use it as the premise for your novel? What kinds of reactions do you get when you tell people about it? ![]() The possibility of knowing exactly when we’re going to die is both fascinating and frightening to most people. ![]()
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