NPR's Scott Detrow talks with the debut novelist Portia Elan. Her book Homebound travels through centuries and through the imagination.
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Who am I? Where do I belong? A novel looks at questions that bind humans across centuries
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with the debut novelist Portia Elan. Her book <em>Homebound</em> travels through centuries and through the imagination.
Published May 8, 2026, 8:09 PM
Updated May 16, 2026, 9:39 AM946
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