In 'Signal Fires,' a tragic accident stretches across time, memory and family secrets

Author Dani Shapiro spent 15 years working on Signal Fires , a novel about how a single accident changes the course of one family's life. In this episode, she tells NPR's Scott Simon how her own trajectory to completing the book upended what she thought she knew about herself and her upbringing. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy