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From the Publisher
Q & A with Author Siri Mitchell on her latest book, EVERYWHERE TO HIDE
The main character of Everywhere to Hide has a condition called prosopagnosia (face blindness). What is face blindness?
It’s estimated that about 2% of the population has face blindness. The condition affects the part of the brain which maps facial features and then stores those memories. That a person wears glasses or has a beard or a mustache might be remembered. Hair color and hairstyles might also be remembered, but the memory of how facial features relate to each other is absent. A person can be born with this condition or it can be acquired from a head injury or trauma. Some people who think they have trouble remembering names actually have trouble remembering faces. Face blindness exists on a spectrum. Those with the condition can also have difficulty in mapping geography, noting differences in skin color, and distinguishing within groupings of similar objects such as cars.
How did you learn about the condition? What made you decide to include it in this novel?
This novel came about because of an interview I heard on NPR. A couple was telling the story of their relationship. He had prosopagnosia and she did not. They noted some of the challenges they had due to his condition. At the end of their conversation, they talked about their breakup. For the first time, she revealed that sometimes she went to the restaurant where he worked so that she could still see him. He had absolutely no idea; he’d never recognized her.
The thought that she was effectively erased from his life, unless she chose to identify herself, haunted me. They had known each other intimately and yet she was unrecognizable. My writer’s mind turned that idea backward and forward, upside down and right side up. And at some point I thought, ‘When you can’t recognize someone close to you, that’s tragic. But when you can’t recognize someone who might be a threat to you? That’s dangerous!'
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Intriguing plot
I have read and enjoyed many suspense books through the years. But I have to give author Siri Mitchell tremendous props for her brilliant backstory/neurological condition that she gives her main character. Although certain parts of revealed in the book cover, I do not want to say too much and ruin the storyline.Throughout the book, the main character, Whitney Garrison is vulnerable in unexpected ways. This not only caused me to want to see her to succeed, but this also results in the reader feeling a bit on edge throughout the story. Whitney has had to overcome tough challenges, yet she continues to try to find the truth and to find the answers as to why she is suddenly having strangers following her. I wondered about certain characters' connections, but once what was happening was revealed, there were parts that I did not anticipate.Whitney grows as a person throughout the book. Originally she had closed herself off due to an unfortunate situation that she was involved with. She does learn how to move on. Faith is an element to the story, but I would not say that it is a driving force. This is almost more of a clean read.One unexpected bonus for me was the frequent comments made about scholastic testing. Whitney is a tutor, so she is constantly reassuring students that their worth is more than their test score number. I actually have a senior who just took his first ACT test due to delays from the pandemic. These reminders were needed, and I will continue to pass on the words of encouragement to my son to remind him that he is valuable no matter his number.I highly recommend this book if you enjoy plot twists, strong female protagonists and strong storylines. Thank you to Thomas Nelson and to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book before it was published. All opinions about the book are my own.
