writing about family

How Sibling Relationships Change Over Time—and How I Explore Them in My Novels As the youngest of seven children, I’ve experienced profound and sometimes surprising shifts in my relationships with my siblings. Born seven years after the sibling

Most—if not all—families become contentious at some point in their existence. Ordinary disagreements can escalate into long-standing battles, sometimes leading to deep rifts and painful estrangement. In some families, conflict becomes so

The influence of my family lives on strongly in my life, in my everyday decisions, struggles, and joys despite that most of my family members have either passed away or even more sadly, have become estranged from me. This is one of the main

I began writing Olive Branches Don’t Grow on Trees after a failed attempt to make peace within my own family. In the aftermath of that heartbreak, I longed for reconciliation and resolution—things I could not achieve in real life. I wanted the