Nita didn’t tell him much about her family. She knew he’d like her younger sister.

Have you ever been thrown into a social situation you knew little about – but that changed your life? The kind where the door just opened for you?

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In my novel What’s Left, Cassia’s extended family revolves around a big Victorian house, one that’s undergone extensive restoration.

Do you ever dream of living in a big old house? What most attracts you?

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The hippie movement brought tensions to the family before Cassia’s future father showed up on the scene. He had no idea he never would have been welcomed by everyone even a year or two earlier, much less encouraged to stay.

Have you ever been welcomed in a situation where timing was everything?

In my novel What’s Left, they aren’t a typical Greek-American family. Not exactly. But they’re not like Cassia’s classmates’ homes, either.

How would you say yours differs from a “normal” family?

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After playing a central role in two previous novels, Nita returns in What’s Left, where she develops a special bond with her niece, once Cassia reaches adolescence.

When you were younger, was there an adult you admired who never looked down to you because you were “just a kid”?