Lara Vap­n­yar moved from Moscow to Brook­lyn in 1994. Know­ing very lit­tle Eng­lish, she quick­ly picked up the lan­guage and soon began writ­ing in it. She is the author of two sto­ry col­lec­tions, There are Jews in My House and Broc­coli and Oth­er Tales of Food and Love, and two nov­els, Mem­oirs of a Muse and The Scent of Pine. She lives in New York City with her family.

Home Away

Jew­ish Moth­er vs Bad Mother