On the other side of tragedy comes inspiration. Such is the case for author Nicholas Binge, who decided to construct his feelings into something tangible. Come along in the Big Idea for his new novel, Dissolution, and see how the core of this novel unfolded for him.
NICHOLAS BINGE:
Over the past decade, as I’ve watched two of my grandparents (on different sides of the family) succumb to dementia and memory loss, two sides of the affliction stood out to me. The first was seeing the way my Gran didn’t just lose her memories, but her entire identity. It was less that she couldn’t recognise her family, but more that she no longer exhibited the traits and behaviours that made her uniquely her. That terrified me — that your identity could be scooped out of your body in that way? It’s haunted me ever since.
Source: The Big Idea: Nicholas Binge | Whatever
