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Amy Bleu is a writer, musician, social worker, mother, and retired model living in Portland, Ore. Her work has appeared in magazines such as BUST and in anthologies such as Quarter Passed and Flatmancrooked's Slim Volume of Contemporary Poetics. This is her first novel. After spending several years touring as a musician and freelance model, Amy primarily does her work out of Portland now, providing social services to impoverished adults, and booking live shows for herself and other local and regional musicians. She is currently working on a collection of poetry.
Bleu tells a story that hits you everywhere at once, with intellect and compassion, with characters not afraid to get their hands dirty with sex, regret, and a gut punch of reality. -- Art Alexakis, Everclear lead singer [In My Secret Life has] us asking ourselves This person seems so familiar . . . who is it I am reminded of? Some pages later, comes clarity. You put the book down... walk over to the mirror, and stare into the reflection. --Kristin Tierney, memoirist, author of Cracked . . . Not Broken Edgy and intimate, a seductive read you won't put down. --Monica Drake, author of Clown Girl A clear-eyed view of the ways people protect themselves in layers and layers of narratives in order to survive the day. Painted without judgment (gratefully), these characters feel like they have something to teach the reader about the realities of daily life as much as they have something to learn. A very engaging read even for prudes and wallflowers--maybe even especially so. --Nick Jaina, author of Hitomi Bleu is a fierce, uncompromising voice for a new era of radical, surprising and exciting literature. --Laura LeMoon, author of Dirty, poet and journalist
