Marcie Maxfield is an author whose voice is fierce, authentic, and personal. Her debut novel, Em's Awful Good Fortune, is based on her experiences living overseas as a tagalong wife. Her play Girls Together Always-a collection of coming-of-age stories about 'growing up girl'-won the Encore Producer Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. She lives in Los Angeles, where she is a teen mentor and teaches writing for a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering girls through creativity. She is married with two kids, a French bulldog, and two rescue cats named Hunky and Dory.
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Paris. Tokyo. Shanghai. Seoul. Em’s Awful Good Fortune is part global romp, part dysfunctional marriage. Em is not simply married—it’s more like she’s handcuffed to her husband’s international career. Sure, they might be velvet cuffs, but still ... SEE MORE