Dear Marya Hornbacher,
The reason I chose "The Center of Winter" is because of how much I enjoyed your memoir, "Wasted". It is really cool to know that you grew up by Concord, which is a parking lot away from my middle school. I thought I would give your first novel a try.
So far, I am enjoying it very much. Your previous life experiences (drugs, sex, bulimia, anorexia, neglect, etc.) have been intertwined into this ficticious work. I am curious about how you will develop your characters, if you are going to make them who you wished you could be at a young age, or if you will make the young girl struggle with simliar issues you did. So far, the book is set in Motley, Minnesota (sticking with Minnesota for setting, eh?), which is a teeny tiny town, and contrasts to "Wasted" which mostly took place in Edina (Pop. 47,500)...that is when you weren't in any rehabhillitaion services. I'm also anxious to see how you will carry a fmily through grief, and how you will set the characters apart from each other with their styles of grieving and paces of moving on. I have high hopes for this book!!
<3Caitlin
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Hey Caitlin!
It's me again! I think it's really cool how the author of your outside reading book grew up by Concord...I went there!
Also, I just finished Eat, Pray, Love (your last outside reading book) and I have to say it's one of my favorite books now! I really want to go to Italy now!
-Anna
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