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Patricia MacLachlan, Newberry-winning author of "Sarah, Plain and Tall," tells Nancy Churnin of the moment that inspires her newest work, "Edward's Eyes." It's about a boy whose parents donate his corneas after his death. Writes Nancy: She got the idea for the book when her older son, John, a photographer, returned home from Africa where he had been working for primatologist Jane Goodall. That's when she noticed he had indicated on his driver's license that he was an organ donor. "As a mother, you say, 'Oh no,' as you play it out in your mind," she said by phone from her Massachusetts home. And then, he said the words that inspired her novel. "Someone should have these wonderful photographer eyes," he told her.
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