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Cherie Burns is author of Diving for Starfish--The Jeweler, The Actress, The Heiress and One of the World's Most Alluring Pieces of Jewelry, a stylish detective story with a piece of glittering French vintage jewelry at its heart was published by St. Martin's Press on February 27, 2018. Her previous book, Searching for Beauty--The Life of Millicent Rogers was the first comprehensive biography of Standard Oil heiress and fashion icon Millicent Rogers. It is now also available from St Martin's Griffin softcover under the slightly amended title, Searching for Beauty--The Life of Millicent Rogers, the American Heiress Who Taught the World About Style.
The author's previous book, The Great Hurricane: 1938, was published by Grove/Atlantic (2005) in soft and hardcover. Jonathan Yardley of The Washington Post wrote: "Her own very good book is sure to help keep the terrible storm in its proper place in New England's memory..", and Liz Smith wrote in her column in The Daily News that the book was "A must if you care about brilliant reporting..." "Before there was the Perfect Storm, there was the Great Hurricane of 1938. Cherie Burns's new book is not only a riveting and wonderfully written account of one of the worst storms of the century, it is a marvelous portrait of an era and a region. A must for all New Englanders and lovers of the sea," said National Book Award winner Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea and Sea of Glory.
Burns's first book, Stepmotherhood--How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out or Wicked (Times Books) has been reprinted by HarperCollins and Three Rivers and has sold over 40,000 copies in the U.S., England and Germany. It has remained in print for 20 years. Ms. Burns' work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, People, Glamour, New York, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal and other publications. She currently lives in Taos, New Mexico. See more about the author and the above titles at www.cherieburns.com.
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