Diane Simmons
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Diane Simmons

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After Eva died, the author came into possession of her letters and papers, approximately a thousand pieces. Drawing upon skills as a reporter, researcher and a fiction writer, Simmons has used these papers, along with several years of research, interviews and site visits, to recreate the story of Eva's transformation during World War II, her encounter with Vick, her frantic search for him when he disappeared, her eventual contact with his other wives, and the astonishing role she played when he was finally arrested. Read more: dianesimmons.net Simmons grew up in the high, dry country of Eastern Oregon and began her writing career as a journalist in Idaho. Her first investigative piece involved a ponzi schemer in a mink tie and rattlesnake boots; some years later he ended up as "Hank" in the short story, "Little America." Simmons also worked on newspapers in Alaska and Washington. Her newspaper reporter's novel, Let the Bastards Freeze in the Dark about hapless environmental terrorists in pipeline Alaska was published by Simon and Schuster. She moved on to New York City where she earned an MA in creative writing from The City College of New York and a Ph.D in English Literature from The City University of New York. Her novel Dreams Like Thunder, set on a farm in Eastern Oregon at the end of the Frontier, won the Oregon Book Award. Her short story collection, Little America, about life on the road in the West, won the Ohio State University Prize for Short Fiction. Her story, Yukon River, was runner-up for the Missouri Review Editor's Prize. Her memoir of her father, Setting the Water, was a runner-up for the Fish Anthology Prize (Ireland).
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