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The book balances comedy with serious history so well—did the humor enhance your connection to the characters' struggles?

The setting feels so alive and quirky—was that based on real places or purely imagined? I wonder how much research went into crafting that atmosphere.

Jumping through different eras could get confusing or repetitive, but it never did here. Did the author have a particular method for maintaining variety?