A native Houstonian and a 1991 graduate of The Texas Tech University, Amy W. Daughters has been a freelance writer, focusing mostly on college football, for the past decade. You Cannot Mess This Up is her first published book, meaning she can no longer claim to be the author of unpublished books. Amy lives in Centerville, Ohio--a suburb of Dayton--where she is a regular on the ribbon dancing circuit. She is married to Willie (a computer person) and the proud mother of two sons, Will (21) and Matthew (13).
With a fine eye for detail and dialogue and from a middle child's perspective, Amy Weinland Daughters has written a funny, wrenching, insightful novel about what it's like to come home . . . and the fact that you never really can come home again. -Kathy Hepinstall, author of The Book of Polly Amy's time-traveling visit to her ten-year-old self's world proves simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking-but always completely captivating. As she gains a better understanding of the family dynamics that shaped her life, she prompts readers to reflect upon our own. A truly fun, inspired, and enlightening read! -Sherry Stanfa-Stanley, author of Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and Dares