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Hi Dear Readers,

Thanks for dropping by my home on the Interweb. I’m Nora, author of The Secret Strand, a story about unanticipated consequences of DNA ancestry matching. I was inspired to write The Secret Strand by people who’ve shared emotional stories of discovering life-altering information in their DNA match results. It got me thinking about the social, moral, ethical and legal pitfalls (as well as alarming happenstances) that DNA-sharing invites. It also got me thinking about what exactly defines family. So I did a bunch of research and wrote a tale that weaves these questions into the lives of two families.

I ended up falling in love with Saltmeadow, Maine and its inhabitants. The place seems to have sprung to life of its own accord, and populated itself in ways that surprised even me.

I wonder if what transpired here was right. I wonder what defines right in a situation where there are two or more entirely valid and contrasting perspectives. I wonder why I never met Manolo in real life, and who you imagine would play him (and the rest of the cast) in a film adaptation.

Read The Secret Strand. Tell me what you think. Tell me what the book club members are saying. Tell me if you want a sequel. Tell me your story. —xx, Nora