How a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s
In my forthcoming debut novel, the Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford, nearly every terrible thing that can happen to a man has happened to the titular character, a terrible person in his own right. The beginning of
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Novel inspired by trauma
The author’s debut novel, Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford, explores the life of Richard Milford, a violent and abusive man who attributes his behavior to a childhood lightning strike.
The novel’s premise stems from the author’s attempt to understand their own family’s trauma and the nature of truth.
Richard, a hot-tempered moonshiner with four wives, blames his aggression on residual electricity from the lightning strike he experienced as a child.
This explanation begins to unravel when he alienates all the women in his life.
The novel reflects the author’s exploration of how trauma shapes identity and behavior.
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