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…S RESTAURANT _ who were children of survivors, and felt a special connection to their stories. Beginning with his first piano teacher, he has also 711, known many survivors, "more than most people do. "Why? I can't answer. It seems to come up again and again in people I meet," he says. Writing this novel was "a way-to honor some of the people and stories that have touched my own life." Another influence in taking on this subject, he says, wa...…

















































