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The Story Of Beautiful Girl
[Paperback - 2012]
rachel simon
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Category: Fiction
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Publisher: Windmill Uk | ISBN: 9780099558385 | Pages: 346
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A novel about a woman who can't speak, a man who is deaf, and a widow who finds herself suddenly caring for a newborn baby.

About the Author

Rachel Simon is the author of six books.The Story of Beautiful GirlThe House On Teacher's LaneRiding The Bus With My SisterThe Writer's Survival GuideThe Magic TouchLittle Nightmares Little DreamsIn 2005, Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptedRiding The Bus With My Sisterfor a film by the same name. It starred Rosie O'Donnell as Rachel's sister Beth and Andie MacDowell as Rachel, and it was directed by Anjelica Huston.NPR adapted the title story fromLittle Nightmares, Little Dreamsfor the program "Selected Shorts," which was also adapted for an episode of the Lifetime program "The Hidden Room." The short story "Paint," from the same book, was adapted for the stage by The Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia, PA.Rachel is one of the only authors to have been selected twice for the Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Program, once in fiction and once in nonfiction. She has received a Secretary Tommy G. Thompson's Recognition Award from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, for contributions to the field of disability. Among Rachel's other awards have been two creative writing fellowships from the Delaware Division of the Arts, three creative writing fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and a fiction fellowship from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation.Rachel Simon went to high school at Solebury School, a small, co-ed boarding school in New Hope, PA. She then attended Bryn Mawr College, graduating with a degree in Anthropology in 1981.Rachel's jobs have included being a community relations manager at a large bookstore, and a creative writing teacher at several colleges. She now makes her living as a writer and a speaker on topics related to disability.Rachel Simon lives in Delaware with her husband, the architect Hal Dean.

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