One important part of historical recording is to get people of another generation to understand the feelings, the passion that went into social transformation. That's why oral history is so valuable.
Alix Kates ShulmanFor two years I watched my parents' lives wind to a close. This made me aware of old age as a one stage, the final one, of a long journey.
Alix Kates ShulmanUsually, ordinary histories don't get the emotional feel of a period. That's what a novel can do.
Alix Kates Shulman