Vera Jane Cook is the author of two published novels, Dancing
Backward In Paradise, and Hearts Upon a Fragile Bough. Dancing
Backward in Paradise was a finalist for the Indie Excellence Award in
General Fiction in 2007, as well as receiving the Eric Hoffer Award
in 2007 for notable new fiction. Vera has been in publishing for over
twelve years as an Education Consultant and she lives and works in
Manhattan. Her next novel, At the End of a Whisper, is a sequel to
Hearts Upon a Fragile Bough, the culmination of three generations of
women. It will be published in 2010.
Author Vera Jane Cook Shares With Us Her Thoughts About The Brave New World of Self-Publishing
Excuse Me, Are You a Literary Agent?
Maybe it’s not so odd that dogs appear in all my books. I grew up with them. They fold into the fabric of my youth like my Aunt Kitty and my Uncle Jack. Memory images squared off in black and white. Color came later, with my Shih Tzu, Charlie.