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Julie Metz

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Julie Metz is the New York Times bestselling author of PERFECTION and the forthcoming EVA AND EVE . She has written for publications including the New York Times, Salon, Dame, Slice, Coastal Living, and Glamour. Her essays have been included in the anthologies THE MOMENT and THE HOUSE THAT MADE ME. She lives with her family and two cats in New York's Hudson Valley. She reads as many books as she can.

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	Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal 3.17 avg rating — 4,015 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	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
	Eva and Eve: A Search for My Mother's Lost Childhood and What a War Left Behind 3.65 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	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
	The Here and Now by Robert Cohen, Julie Metz (Goodreads Author) (Artist), Erich Hobbing (Designed by) 3.45 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions	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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“She was my friend and I loved her and relied on her, even though there were days when her moodiness and fragility frightened me, because they reminded me of my own tenuous grasp on life.”
― Julie Metz, Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal

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“At some point, I had to start laughing, because I was all wrung out from crying.”
― Julie Metz, Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal

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“Relax. You are beautiful, and everyone wants some of that beauty.”
― Julie Metz, Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal

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