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Hannah Bent: on inspiration, grief, and change
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Author Hannah Bent talks to Cheryl Akle about her sister who lives with Down Syndrome, and who contracted Encephalitis with devastating consequences. Hannah discusses how a heartbreaking change in her sister inspired her debut novel, When Things Are Alive They Hum.
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