About the Author

Trace Farrell is the author of three novels, Each Time You Carry Me This Way, The Amateur, and The Ruins, winner of the New York University Press Prize for Fiction. Visit tracefarrell.com.

Trace Farrell's first novel, The Ruins, was awarded the New York University Press Prize for Fiction and received strong critical praise:

"This magical novel is rich in plot and characters as well as a skillful use of language that is nothing less than musical" Library Journal

"Demonstrating a vein of perversity all her own, Farrell makes a strong bid to join the company of elite postmodern comic writers like Coover and Pynchon" Publishers Weekly