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About the Author
Samantha Dunn is the author of Failing Paris, a finalist for the PEN West Fiction Award in 2000, and the memoir Faith in Carlos Gomez: A Memoir of Salsa, Sex and Salvation. Her essays have appeared in numerous national publications, including the Los Angeles Times, O Magazine, Ms., and Salon. She teaches at the Idyllwild Arts Center and in the UCLA Extension Writers Program, where she was named 2011 Instructor of the Year. Dunn lives in Orange, California.
Reviews
"Dunn's clear prose and lively recall of her calamities make for an effortless read." -People "Witty, smart, droll, moving, and always entertaining, Dunn's book is nothing short of a thoroughly enjoyable triumph . . ." -The Oregonian "I loved this book." -Rosie O'Donnell "Samantha Dunn pulls no punches in this tough, witty, and deeply personal memoir of a brave woman's moment of crisis as she examines the parts played by the elements or risk, identity, and the unexamined life in her own catastrophe, and the unexpected requirements of healing. A beautiful, necessary book." -Janet Fitch "The book you hold in your hands is more than a moving example of art as healing; it's a perfect triumph." -Darin Strauss "Ms. Dunn is the storyteller we all one day want to be: a writer unafraid of the less flattering truths, a writer keen to know why the up is at times down, a writer undaunted by the mysteries peculiar to this planet, a writer for whom the easy answers are no answers at all." -Lee K. Abbott
Book Information
ISBN 9781631528323
Author Samantha Dunn
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint She Writes Press
Publisher She Writes Press