Goodreads asked Ben Hobson:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Ben Hobson The idea for To Become a Whale came from a very simple premise: a father and son, on the beach, building a home together. I wanted to explore what it means to be a father, and how, as a son, we can often misunderstand our fathers, who are really just men. The journey to the whaling station came later, but was a very welcome, interesting addition!

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