South
African-born Lynette Brasfield is the author of NATURE LESSONS: A
Novel (St. Martin’s Press, NY, 2003), which Booklist described
as "a gripping first novel...part mystery, part dark family comedy,
and part harsh political realism" and Publishers’ Weekly
praised as “thought-provoking…complex and intriguing.”
Lynette is currently working on a new novel. She
also teaches fiction,
edits manuscripts, and
speaks to groups large
and small about her experiences with writing. Her most recent article,
on memoir writing, appeared in the September 2006 issue of Orange
Coast Magazine.
She's a member of PEN West and MWA. Through the
Literary Guild of Orange County, she mentors writing students and
supports scholarships for high schoolers. She also works with fellow
novelist Lisa Fugard (SKINNER'S DRIFT, Scribner, NY, 2006) and Joanne
Baker, founder of Tia's Arms—www.tiasarms.org—to
raise awareness, and funds, for AIDS Orphans in South Africa.

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NATURE LESSONS: A Novel
was selected as a BookSense pick in 2003, won NAMI’s
2003 Outstanding Literature Award, and was listed by Poets
& Writers magazine as a New and Notable Book.
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