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Chantilly Chanel Austin

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Born

Compton, CA, The United States

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June 2012

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Chantilly Chanel Austin is the author of Illusions: sometimes the eyes see what the heart wants (Basin St Books), which is already a book club favorite. She is the recipient of the 2012 African American Literary Awards 'Breakout Author of the Year'. She was born and raised in Compton, CA. She spends her time traveling the world and writing. She currently lives in California, where she is working on her second novel.
You can visit her website at www.chantillychanel.com ...more

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It’s been a long time, right?! As I mentioned before on my site, I have a condition called Crohn’s Disease. It’s something usually unheard of…which I know firsthand, because before I was diagnosed I’ve never even heard of such a thing! It started back 10 years ago; I just started my first year at college and I knew something wasn’t right. I could barely eat and when I could I would feel sick and g Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.04 · 28 ratings · 13 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Illusions: sometimes the eyes see what the heart wants 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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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