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Victoria Patterson is the author of the novel This Vacant Paradise, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice: “Patterson beautifully parses the consequences of one woman’s fall in this memorable, penetrating, fully achieved novel.” Drift, her collection of interlinked short stories, was a finalist for the California Book Award and the 2009 Story Prize. The San Francisco Chronicle selected Drift as one of the best books of 2009. Her work has appeared in various publications and journals, including the Los Angeles Times, Alaska Quarterly Review, and the Southern Review. She lives with her family in Southern California and teaches through the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at UC Riverside.

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Average rating: 3.60 · 198 ratings · 52 reviews · 2 distinct works

	This Vacant Paradise 3.63 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Drift 4.01 avg rating — 86 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:

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