Susan­nah Mar­ren is the author of Between the Tides and the pseu­do­nym for Susan Shapiro Barash. She lives in New York City and teach­es gen­der stud­ies in the Writ­ing Depart­ment at Mary­mount Man­hat­tan Col­lege. Susannah’s list of books include Trip­ping the Prom Queen and Tox­ic Friends.