Praise for Tawni O'Dell: - - 'Family saga O'Dell-style crackles with conflict and a deep understanding of the complications and burdens that follow attachment, sex, love and kinship' Publisher's Weekly 'A masterfully unfolded, absolutely engrossing story as smart and sassy as it is wise' Booklist 'A gifted, ambitious writer' Los Angeles Times Rich, compassionate story-telling Entertainment Weekly
Tawni O'Dell was born and raised in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania, where she lives with her family: a daughter, 13, and a son, 10. Fragile Beasts is her fourth novel. Her first, Back Roads, was an Oprah Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller, her second, Coal Run, has been bought by the movies and is currently in development.