 complicated and funny and wicked and glamorous. That's how I think of when I think of the woman I met in Miami, and that's what I think of when I think of my mom. So I wanted to create a character that embodied that deep sense of dignity. I know you are in a constant war with cliché, but one of the big changes that's taken place since your last book came out is that you've got a green card. I'm a citizen now.