Rachel Stark grew up in Perris, California. She received her bachelor's degree in creative writing from University of California, Riverside, and her master's degree in creative writing at University of California, Davis. She currently resides in southern Colorado, where she writes, runs mountain trails and teaches yoga.

Stark captures female solidarity, a shared maternal understanding, and the sacredness of keeping each other's secrets...This agonizingly sad novel nevertheless rejoices in small acts of loving...An extraordinary debut that insists that we can - and must - mend each other.

Rachel Stark grew up in Perris, California. She received her bachelor's degree in creative writing from University of California, Riverside, and her master's degree in creative writing at University of California, Davis. She currently resides in southern Colorado, where she writes, runs mountain trails and teaches yoga.

Stark captures female solidarity, a shared maternal understanding, and the sacredness of keeping each other's secrets...This agonizingly sad novel nevertheless rejoices in small acts of loving...An extraordinary debut that insists that we can - and must - mend each other.

Rachel Stark grew up in Perris, California. She received her bachelor's degree in creative writing from University of California, Riverside, and her master's degree in creative writing at University of California, Davis. She currently resides in southern Colorado, where she writes, runs mountain trails and teaches yoga.

Stark captures female solidarity, a shared maternal understanding, and the sacredness of keeping each other's secrets...This agonizingly sad novel nevertheless rejoices in small acts of loving...An extraordinary debut that insists that we can - and must - mend each other.