Laurie Frankel writes novels (reads novels, teaches other people to write novels, and raises a small person who reads and might someday write novels) in Seattle, Washington. She and her husband and daughter live on a nearly vertical hill from which Laurie can watch three different bridges when she’s staring out her windows between worlds.
Laurie’s first novel, The Atlas of Love, was published in 2010, followed in 2012 by Goodbye For Now. This Is How It Always Is is Laurie’s third novel.
Laurie Frankel writes novels (reads novels, teaches other people to write novels, and raises a small person who reads and might someday write novels) in Seattle, Washington. She and her husband and daughter live on a nearly vertical hill from which Laurie can watch three different bridges when she’s staring out her windows between worlds.
Laurie’s first novel, The Atlas of Love, was published in 2010, followed in 2012 by Goodbye For Now. This Is How It Always Is is Laurie’s third novel.
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