1.   His novel is based on historical occurrences but it blurs the line between fact and fiction.

2.   His novel is largely based on his own recollections of his childhood in the inner city.

3.   Early on, Novick suggests, James realized the importance of gathering material on which to base his novels.

4.   His novel is based on a true story about his mother.

5.   She is overprotected by a batty stepmother, Harriet, the visionary beauty featured in a painting on which the novel is based.

6.   The novel is based on the true story of Wiley Nesmith, a soldier from Wilkinson County who wrote dozens of letters to his wife during the war.

7.   This novel is based on those events long ago in Mississippi.

8.   Trevanian further muddies the waters by revaling that he may have based this novel on real places and people.

9.   The novel is based on the fictional tale of Colon falling in love with a Venetian prostitute.

10.   The novel was based on knowledge accumulated while working as a public prosecutor during wartime court martials.