Delaune Michel

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PUBLISHED: May.27.2008

The Safety of Secrets

"Now we're just alike." So begins Fiona and Patricia's friendship that warm Autumn morning in first grade in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a friendship made as close as sisters by Fiona's abusive mother and Patricia's neglectful one, and by the fantasies that the two girls share. Fiona and Patricia's relationship is a source of continuity and strength through their move to...

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PUBLISHED: Apr.01.2006

Aftermath of Dreaming

Other than the little problem that she wakes up screaming in the middle of the night, things are going great for Yvette Broussard. Her jewelry design career is taking off, she's back with her sort-of boyfriend, and best of all, she no longer thinks about her once-in-a-lifetime love, international movie star Andrew Madden. Until a chance encounter with him changes everything....

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About Delaune

DeLauné Michel was raised in South Louisiana in a literary family that includes her uncle André Dubus, her mother Elizabeth Nell Dubus, and her cousin James Lee Burke. Ms. Michel was named for Helene DeLauné, the first woman over from France on her mother’s...

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Spoken Interludes Next Writing Program for at-risk teenagers www....