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Tracy Barone

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Tracy Barone earned her MFA in dramatic writing at NYU and has worked as a screenwriter and playwright. She has worked in Hollywood, where she was the Executive Producer on Wild, Wild, West, Rosewood, and My Fellow Americans, and was instrumental in the acquisition and development of numerous films, including Men in Black and Ali. In addition to an MFA, Barone holds a B.A. from NYU. http://www.tracybarone.com

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I just read Happy Family and I have to say the book stayed with me long after I finished it. I devoured it in about two days because Cheri and her story is so intense and complex that I couldn't put it down. I confess that I didn't like her at times but I admire her strength and willingness to pick herself back up. I liked the ending as well. What or who inspired you to write this story?

Tracy Barone Thank you so much, Adriana. Glad you enjoyed the book. I was inspired by the Tolstoy quote and wanting to explore how we never know our parents outsid…moreThank you so much, Adriana. Glad you enjoyed the book. I was inspired by the Tolstoy quote and wanting to explore how we never know our parents outside of their roles as our parents, and what if we did? Would it allow us to find forgiveness for the secrets and lies, and ultimately change the story we tell ourselves about ourselves? Cheri was loosely based on a friend of mine from college who was studying comparative religion with me and unexpectedly became a cop. I wanted to create a protagonist who was full of dichotomies, yearning for connection but pushing it away with both hands....afraid to look into her own origins but desperate to solve an ancient mystery. (less)

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	Happy Family 3.46 avg rating — 1,107 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unhoused & Unheard: An extension of Project WHY by Arielle Zappia, Tracy Barone (Goodreads Author) (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das wilde Leben der Cheri Matzner by Tracy Barone (Goodreads Author), Stefanie Schäfer (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Our work is to forgive ourselves first. For all the anger, pain, and disappointment we lug around every day. For not doing enough or being enough. Then forgive others ... You know the list. And take responsibility. We create our reality with our choices in relationships, what we say about ourselves to ourselves.”
― Tracy Barone, Happy Family

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“If life is a river, we can see only a small patch of it. A little in front of us, some behind. We don’t know when we’re going to run into a tributary or hit a waterfall. If you could pull back and up to see how it all connects to the ocean, if you could see the whole story of all of your parents and their parents, would it alter your memories of them?

If you could do that, even for a moment, you’d get God’s sense of humor. You’d know your story is perfect. That your terribly imperfect parents were perfect for you, that your life could only have been written by and for you.”
― Tracy Barone, Happy Family

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