George Bishop holds an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he won the department’s Award of Excellence for a collection of stories. He has spent most of the past decade living and teaching overseas in Slovakia, Turkey, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, India, and Japan. He now lives in New Orleans.
A first novel of immense power. -Pat Conroy Guaranteed to keep the tears flowing . . . destined to be a popular choice for the Nicholas Sparks crowd. -Booklist Gripping . . . [George Bishop] somehow gets into a teenage girl's head and roams around there like a native. You believe in Laura; her voice never hits a false note. -Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.) Before you sit down to read this book, put aside a few hours or else you'll miss some appointments. You will be pulled into every paragraph. -Clyde Edgerton, author of The Bible Salesman George Bishop writes Letter to My Daughter with a keen eye, an open heart, and a lot of love. I am sure I will return to it again as a cautionary tale and a parable of forgiveness. -Adriana Trigiani, author of Lucia, Lucia and Brava, Valentine