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Susan Garzon

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Iowa City, Iowa, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Fiction

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Susan Garzon grew up in Iowa City, a bookish kid in a community of writers. All the stories she read propelled her to see the world, as did her mother, who had served as a WAVE in World War II. In 1973, she went to Chile to teach English, arriving in time to witness both the U.S.-backed coup that brought down Salvador Allende and the brutal repression that followed. Later, she taught English as a Foreign Language in Honduras, then studied linguistics and anthropology at the graduate level, carrying out field work in a small town in southern Mexico and in a larger Mayan community in highland Guatemala. After several years of teaching at the university level, she began writing the story that would become Reading the Knots. She is currently re ...more

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Hi Susan, This is your Aunt Arlene from years ago. Mary Ann, whom I'm on Facebook with, told me about your book and I had to read it. I so thoroughly enjoyed it and was hoping there would be a sequel. I understand there will be and I couldn't be more excited. I'm so thrilled to find out your history plus where you right now. You've always been one of my favorite nieces and happy to connect with you again. ?

Susan Garzon Hi Arlene. What a pleasure to hear from you! Yes, I've finished the sequel. My husband is converting it to a pdf file, and I'll have a couple of peopl…moreHi Arlene. What a pleasure to hear from you! Yes, I've finished the sequel. My husband is converting it to a pdf file, and I'll have a couple of people look it over before I submit it for publication. I feel like I owe it to readers (and to my characters) to bring them more closure.(less)

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Susan Garzon I guess the best thing is being in a really terrific online writer's group. My fellow writers are friendly and supportive, and of course, I love readi…moreI guess the best thing is being in a really terrific online writer's group. My fellow writers are friendly and supportive, and of course, I love reading their imaginative stories. It's a pleasure being in the midst of creative people. I think that participating in Goodreads as a reader or writer is another way of belonging to a creative, engaged group.(less)

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Average rating: 4.07 · 30 ratings · 7 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Reading the Knots: A Novel 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — 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
	Unraveling the Threads (Knots Saga Book 2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	The Life of Our Language: Kaqchikel Maya Maintenance, Shift, and Revitalization by Susan Garzon (Goodreads Author), R. McKenna Brown, Julia Becker Richards 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1998 — 5 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
	A Duchess for St, Uguzo 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
	The Life of Our Language: Kaqchikel Maya Maintenance, Shift, and Revitalization by Susan Garzon (Goodreads Author), R. McKenna Brown, Julia Becker Richards 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
	By Susan Pomerance Monologues for Teenage Girls (English Language) [Paperback] 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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