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Harper Collins Author
Formulated in Havana
Assembled in Miami
Released summers in New York & NJ
Reconstructed in Boston
Returned to Miami

Upcoming novels:

• Spinning Off the Edge (2012)
• Down to the Bone--updated second edition (2012)

Anthologies:

• Run for your Life! (Scholastic--Spring, 2012)
• Inside the Inside (Running Press-- June, 2012)


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I was once invited to spend Thanksgiving at a friend’s house while living in Boston. Unlike events at Plymouth Rock with American Indians, politics wasn't in the equation.

After chitchatting about how to make authentic Cuban pork (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWcWbN_Ok...), my friend’s retired English professor grandma sat next to me. As we were being served heaping, steaming plate... read more »
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Average rating: 3.72 · 331 ratings · 78 reviews · 4 distinct works
Down to the Bone
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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Mayra Dole Savannah wrote: "Thank you for the friendship..."

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Mayra Dole Nancy wrote: "

¡Feliz Navidad!"


Gracias Nancy! Igualmente. : )


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