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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


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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The Lost Daughter
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The Misconceiver
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Against Gravity
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Philip's Girl
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Nerves Of The Heart: A Novel
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Sleeping with the Boss
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62495 Q&A with Lucy Ferriss — 1 member — last activity Jan 24, 2012 05:59am
From February 8 to February 22, 2012, I'll be happy to answer questions from anyone reading my new novel THE LOST DAUGHTER. You may want to look at th...more



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