Silence louder than words
It's interesting how different readers react to the characters and events in Hannah's Voice – either praising or being offended by how certain characters are portrayed. Some think I've written a Christian novel, or a novel that ridicules people of faith, or a conservative novel, or a novel that makes fun of people with conservative values or people with liberal values.
I didn't write a political novel or a religious story. It's a story about a little girl whose life gets caught in the crossfire of the adult world, and how she maintains her integrity and her childlike faith despite the dysfunction all around her. The innocence and forthrightness of childhood clash with the selfishness and guile of grown-ups.
Some of the various groups that interfere in Hannah's life are portrayed – or at least were intended to be portrayed – at a level approaching absurdity. In the course of real world events, since the book was published, it no longer seems so absurd.
I've found it mildly amusing that so…
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