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I was born in the U.S. and now live with my family in Canada. I remember clearly the moment I understood reading, and have never looked back.

Where writing The Antique Picker's Daughter took me

O.k., this post gets dark. If you can’t make it through, I understand.

When I started writing The Antique Picker’s Daughter in 2014, Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t on my radar. (He was on the authorities’ radar in Florida. Sadly, they didn’t do their job. Shout out to reporter Julie K. Brown, who did what the police and F.B.I. didn’t, and who was instrumental in revealing details of his abuse of young wom Read more of this blog post »
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Published on September 21, 2026 11:03 • Tags: homelessness, human-trafficking, the-antique-picker-s-daughter, youth-homelessness
Average rating: 3.84 · 124 ratings · 51 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors
Dead Beautiful

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Bee Summers

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Hard White

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Sometime Daughter

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