About the Author

Brenda Peterson is the author of three novels and another collection of essays, Living by Water, chosen one of the best books of the year by the American Library Association. She lives on Puget Sound in Seattle.

Reviews

"Peterson writes a vital, intimate prose that energizes readers with its intelligence and good humor."

-- Publishers Weekly

"Her powerful essays about how and where we find mothering are replete with rich, sensual imagery, poignant still lifes, wisdom and wit."

-- Maureen Murdock

Author of Father's Daughters