Anne Thomas Soffee was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She was educated at the College of William and Mary and received an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her hips were educated at Scheherezade's, Sheva's and ZZ's Schools of Belly Dance. In the past, she has been employed as a bookseller, gas station attendant, heavy metal band wrangler, freelance music journalist, tattoo parlour lackey, and voiceover actress for kung fu movies. She now teaches special education.
'A hip, funny and uplifting memoir' * Grace Magazine * Toss the Prozac and grab a tambourine - I very much like Soffee's idea that a woman can belly dance her way out of heartache * Tom Robbins * Be sure to read this memoir before it gets made into a movie * BODY & SOUL magazine *