What inspired you to write about a woman who was kidnapped for three years?

I liked the idea of following Jude’s journey as she comes back from that place. It’s a bit of an allegory. Many of us have found ourselves trapped in unbearable life situations that can be escaped with strength and determination.

How did you come up with the idea of a woman who is able to “read” bodies?

I never actually saw body reading as the driving force of the book, and considered The Bo...