Tammy Greenwood is an acclaimed author as well as the mother of a professional ballerina. A four-time winner of the San Diego Book Award whose novels have been translated into five languages, she has received grants from the Sherwood Anderson Foundation, the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Six of her novels have been Indie Next Picks and her twelfth novel, Rust & Stardust, was a LibraryReads selection. She and her family split their time between Vermont and San Diego, California, where she teaches creative writing for The Writer's Center and San Diego Writers, Ink. She can be found online at TammyGreenwood.com.
Praise for THE STILL POINT
“A sensitive and deeply felt love letter to the joys—and
struggles—of raising a dancer. Authentic and propulsive." —Meg
Howrey, author of They’re Going to Love You and The Cranes
Dance
"Ballet moms--the women behind the scenes of every dance school,
sewing costumes, buying pointe shoes, organizing carpools--are
often caricatured, maligned, misunderstood. By focusing on the moms
as much as the aspiring dancers, Tammy Greenwood gives the
ballet novel a brilliant twist-- uncovering new layers of drama,
ambition and humanity." - Alice Robb, acclaimed author of Don't
Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet
“Fans of Dance Moms and Megan Abbott will love this literary take
on the competitive world of elite ballet training. With Tammy
Greenwood’s firsthand knowledge of the subject, precise writing and
well-drawn characters, The Still Point is an authentic and eloquent
rumination on the ways that love—in all its forms—shapes our lives.
Parental hopes, marital bonds, youthful passions: What does
commitment mean in a life filled with inevitable changes?” —Zoje
Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth and
Wonderland
“A gifted storyteller, Tammy Greenwood instantly transports you to
the cutthroat, brutally competitive, and beautiful world of ballet
in this richly-detailed, expertly-plotted, absorbing tale of
friendship, motherhood, passion, and dreams, found, lost, and found
again.” —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of
The Overnight Guest
“With her meticulous writing and true-to-life characters, Tammy
Greenwood takes readers on an intimate journey into the exclusive
world of pre-professional ballet and the many lives affected by it.
The Still Point is a must-read full of love, hope, desire and
jealousy – a vivid, compelling and deeply nuanced look at a place
where lives are forever shaped and changed.” —Mary Kubica, New York
Times bestselling author of Just the Nicest Couple
Praise for Tammy Greenwood
“Magnetic...This knotty story leaves readers reflecting on the
limits of family obligations.” —Publishers Weekly on Such A Pretty
Girl
“Wrenching…Beauty and tragedy at the same time, darkness then
light—those are Greenwood hallmarks…she’s terrific with characters,
with the multiple textures that make someone seem human on the
page.” —The San Diego Union Tribune on Bodies of Water
“A thoughtfully rendered version of Sally, whose ordeal is shown
for the proper horror that it was.” —Vanity Fair on Rust &
Stardust
“A beautifully written, unnerving tragedy woven from equal measures
of hope and menace.” —Booklist, STARRED REVIEW on Rust &
Stardust
”Greenwood’s heart-wrenching, emotional roller coaster of a read
also seamlessly captures the transformation of women’s roles in the
early 1970s. A heartfelt tale of true friendship, a mother’s
unstoppable love, and the immeasurable fortitude of women.”
—Booklist on Keeping Lucy
“Greenwood is a writer of subtle strength, evoking small-town life
beautifully while spreading out the map of Harper’s life, finding
light in the darkest of stories.” —Publishers Weekly on Two
Rivers
“Part family drama, part literary mystery and filled with
beautiful, hypnotic prose.” —Bookpage on Where I Lost Her
”Greenwood is an assured guide through this strange territory; she
has a lush, evocative style.” —The New York Times Book Review on
Nearer Than the Sky
“Greenwood’s sixth novel, a tale of love and loyalty, owes its
success to the poetic prose, as well as the compelling chronology
she employs...This compassionate, insightful look at hope and
redemption is a richly textured portrait. This gem of a story is a
good choice for those who enjoy family novels.” —Library Journal on
Bodies of Water
”A complex and compelling portrait of the painful intricacies of
love and loyalty. Book clubs will find much to discuss in Tammy
Greenwood’s insightful story of two women caught between their
hearts and their families.” —Eleanor Brown, New York Times
bestselling author of The Weird Sisters on Bodies of Water
“The love story that plays out between the two women--at times
tragic, at times beautiful--is rightly taboo for the early-60’s
setting.” —San Diego Reader on Bodies of Water
“I was captivated from the very first line…Greenwood’s moving
story of love and loss, hope and redemption has stayed with
me, long after I turned the last page.” —Jillian Cantor, author of
Margot on Bodies of Water
“Stark, taut, and superbly written, this dark tale brims with
glimpses of the Southwest and scenes of violence, gruesome but not
gratuitous. This haunting look at a fractured family is certain to
please readers of literary suspense.” —Library Journal, STARRED
REVIEW for This Glittering World
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