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Marginalia: Lauren Fox On The Powerful Bonds Of Family

Amanda Schlicher
Lauren Fox, author of 'Send for Me'

In a note to her reader, author Lauren Fox writes: “Children of immigrants are anthropologies of our own families. We’re participant-observers of cultures we live in, but that will never quite belong to us.”

Fox’s new novel, Send for Me introduces us to four generations of women inspired by her own family. The novel explores the powerful bonds of family, of those surrounding us and those left behind. I recently spoke with Lauren Fox about her historical fiction.

Here’s our conversation:

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Send for Me by Lauren Fox was published by Knopf.

Marginalia was produced at KMUW Wichita. If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts.

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Beth Golay is KMUW's Director of Marketing and Digital Content. She is the host of the KMUW podcast Marginalia and co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast. You can find her on Wichita Transit in conversation with other riders for En Route, a monthly segment on KMUW's weekly news program The Range.