I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way but for me part of the adventure is not knowing how it's going to turn out.

If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.

Although Salinger had long since cut me out of his life completely and made it plain that he had nothing but contempt for me, the thought of becoming the object of his wrath was more than I felt ready to take on.

A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen.

Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love.

I continued to protect him with my silence.

At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood.