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Marian Bruno

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in New Orleans, LA, The United States

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Marian Bruno is an emerging author of humorous women's fiction novels. She used to be an actress but still considers herself a comedian. She studied at the renowned Second City Conservatory and Upright Citizen Brigade theaters, performed stand up at The Comedy Store, debuted her own one woman show and created several web series. She currently lives in Dallas with her husband, a reality tv editor, and their two vivacious children. She has thoroughly enjoyed the transition to novel writing as it has eliminated the need to do her hair and face: she'd rather be outside under a tree with a book. ...more

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Theo of Golden

by Allen Levi (Goodreads Author)

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The Frozen River

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The Resurrection of Joan Ashby

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The writer is ridiculously talented and obviously smart but I wasn’t sure why he chose this subject. It was so disturbing how he portrayed it. Another reviewer claimed it seemed “voyeuristic” and romanticized incest and I agree. It was hard to stomach ...more
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The writer is ridiculously talented and obviously smart but I wasn’t sure why he chose this subject. It was so disturbing how he portrayed it. Another reviewer claimed it seemed “voyeuristic” and romanticized incest and I agree. It was hard to stomach ...more
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