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Monica Comas

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Monica Comas is the author of Recipe for Joy.

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she holds a bachelor’s degree in English from The Ohio State University and a master’s in journalism from New York University. She’s worked as a reporter for newspapers, a journalist covering stocks and the economy, and a financial editor. But fiction has always been her true love.

She lives in New York with her husband, John, and their tiny shih tzu, Poirot.

For more, please visit https://www.monicacomas.com where you can sign up for Monica's newsletter.
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Recipe for Joy: A Novel

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