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Lucy Ferriss

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St. Louis, The United States

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Kirkus Reviews calls Lucy Ferriss's forthcoming book, THE LOST DAUGHTER, "an unflinching study of parenthood . . . a powerful domestic novel."

Born in St. Louis, Lucy has lived on both coasts, in the middle, and abroad. Her memoir UNVEILING THE PROPHET was named Best Book of the Year by the St. Louis Riverfront Times; her collection LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD won the Mid-List First Series Award. She lives with Don Moon in the Berkshires and in Connecticut, where she is Writer-in-Residence at Trinity College. She has two strong sons and abiding passions for music, politics, travel, tennis, and wilderness.

THE LOST DAUGHTER will be available in trade paperback, as a Kindle edition, and as a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection beginning in...more

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Two Days till Pakistan, Part 2

Okay, I now have Tumblr set up so that I can blog remotely and say something slightly more interesting once I'm in Pakistan. People have been so kind and helpful, making themselves (and their drivers!) available … I just hope I have questions they can answer. Mostly, right now, my questions are both completely general and specific to the invention required in fiction. E.g., "What would my chara...

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Books by Lucy Ferriss

Average rating: 3.35 · 150 ratings · 43 reviews · 9 distinct works

	The Lost Daughter 3.30 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Misconceiver 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	Unveiling the Prophet: The Misadventures of a Reluctant Debutante 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Against Gravity 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	Leaving the Neighborhood and Other Stories 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	The Gated River by Lucy Ferriss (Goodreads Author), Lucy Ferris 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1986	My rating:
	Philip's Girl 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1985	My rating:
	Nerves Of The Heart: A Novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Sleeping with the Boss 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997	My rating:

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