Abbi Waxman's latest novel is Other People's Houses. From her Q&A with Deborah Kalb:Q: How did you come up with the idea for Other People's Houses?--Marshal Zeringue
A: I knew when I was writing The Garden of Small Beginnings that I wanted to write a book about a mom with older kids. I had written the opening chapter much earlier, and then got back into Garden, so it was always sitting there.
I live in Larchmont, the neighborhood both books are set in, and there's always so much going on under the surface.
Q: You tell the story from various characters' perspectives. Did you know going into the writing who would end up being your primary point-of-view characters?
A: I knew I wanted to center the story around a middle aged, slightly overweight woman who was...[read on]