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Irma Fritz Literary Fiction Writer

Irma Fritz
Irma Fritz
Member since: Dec, 2008
Last login: 08/29/2009
Last update : 08/27/2009
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About Me

  • Born in Ukraine of German parents.  Before I came to live in the U.S. at age 19, I had lived in 5 countries: Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Austria & Germany.  I now make my home in the Seattle area of WA where I live with my husband.

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  • A BOOK LIKE NO OTHER

    August 26, 2009

    • The Shack is a book like no other.  With almost 8 million copies in print, it has been on the New York Times Best Seller List for 64 consecutive weeks and has been the #1 bestseller on that list for 51 weeks.  Film producers have expressed interest and there are websites dedicated to this book.  The author's website even has a "Missy Project" for suggestions of how readers can ...
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  • ABOUT LAST GOODBYES

    August 26, 2009

    • I meant to post an important announcement about my novel, but I'm simply too sad after hearing of the death of Teddy Kennedy. The posting will come later, but for now I'm thinking of the Kennedy family and I grieve with them. His death reminds me again that when we have people in our lives for a long time, we often assume that they'll always be with us. And it reminds me that we've not always ...
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  • THE SPIRIT OF LABAN MIGRATED TO IRAN

    August 3, 2009

    • Somewhere, there’s a photo of me with Corazon Aquino, the former president of the Philippines who will be buried on Wednesday.  I thought of her today as her flag-draped coffin was carried along EDSA in Manila.  This is the very street where the People Power Revolution was born.  Today, this street turned into a sea of yellow with ribbons, flags and balloons--as it had back in the days ...
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  • A NOVEL FILLED WITH MANY INTRICATE LAYERS: FORGIVENES, FAMILY AND HOPE

    July 3, 2009

    • Reviewed by Fran Lewis A circle has no beginning and no end and yet this story comes full circle in its entirety. From 1938 where the story truly begins and the horrors faced by many during the Second World War, this book helps to remind us of events that we cannot and will not ever forget. This is a novel comprised of many intricate layers of emotions and individual stories. Each character ...
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  • GREEN POWER

    June 20, 2009

    • An ode to the people of Iran:When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should ...
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Reviews I've Written

  • DIVISADERO by Michael Ondaatje

    December 5, 2008
    Some years ago, after Michael Ondaatje had written "The English Patient," I finagled an invitation to a private reading held by the Canadian Consulate for an exclusive group of business executives.
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Comments I've Written

  • Postpartum Book Publishing Blues

    Naseem: And there is sadness in finishing a book, don't you think? As Truman Capote said, "Finishing a book is like you took a child out in the backyard and shot it."

  • Mystery

    Catherine! It's always hard to write about a book that elicits such extreme emotions in readers, and I'm glad you think I did a good job.

  • IVORY?

    My hours & days & weeks got away from me with "unplugged" vacations, etc. Therefore, apologies for not getting back. Thank you my dear Huntington for the marvelous list of androgynous names.

  • ONLY THE SKY'S THE LIMIT!

    Carol, thanks so much for sharing this part of your childhood experience.

  • NAMES

    Enjoyed this post, Huntington. The story of your names could be a book! I love names, and as writer, have a bit of trouble with them.

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Media

The old adage that a picture (and music to boot!) tells a thousand words is so true!Irretrievably Broken

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