Education
Bryn Mawr College.
(This wild, magic-realist ride of a novel, originally publ...)
This wild, magic-realist ride of a novel, originally published in 1994, is funny, sexy, satirical, linguistically exuberant, and utterly unique. Written as a fictional biography, it tells the life story of a woman with magical sexual powers that she uses to heal people. The story follows our heroine from her miraculous birth through her childhood in a magical orphanage to adulthood, when she uncovers sinister conspiracies among political and well-hidden foes. Woven into The Magic Touch is that of her grandmother, whose mysterious background propels the story forward in ways that begin as Faustian and end up as spiritual. The story culminates in a spectacular-and hilarious-showdown between the forces of good and evil. The Magic Touch is Rachel Simon's second book and first novel. It was a 1994 selection of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program, which highlights books of exceptional literary quality from authors at the starts of their careers.
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Bryn Mawr College.
Her six books include the 2011 novel The Story of Beautiful Girl, and the 2002 memoir Riding The Business With My Sister. Her work has been adapted for film, television, radio, and stage. In 2005, Rachel Simon"s book Riding the Business with My Sister was adapted for a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie by the same name.
The film starred Rosie O"Donnell as Rachel"s sister Beth, and Andie MacDowell as Rachel.
lieutenant was directed by Anjelica Huston.
(This wild, magic-realist ride of a novel, originally publ...)