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Novels
FLASH HOUSE
a suspenseful novel of rescue and redemption set in Central Asia at the start of the Cold War, featuring two unforgettable heroines whose fates are irrevocably intertwined.
CLOUD MOUNTAIN
The unforgettable tale of star-crossed love that spans four decades and two continents.
FACE
A young photographer wrestles with her repressed past and identity as an Amerasian in New York's Chinatown. Now back in print after more than a decade, FACE is Aimee's first novel.
Craft & Criticism
"FOR WRITERS ONLY" NOTES ON CRAFT & THE WRITING LIFE
Resources and suggestions for students and fellow writers
BOOK REVIEWS
Aimee's latest book reviews
Work on Eating Disorders
GAINING: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders
How do anorexia and bulimia impact life AFTER recovery? GAINING is one of the first books about eating disorders to connect the latest scientific insights to the personal truth of life before, during, and especially after anorexia and bulimia.
SOLITAIRE A Memoir of Anorexia
America's first memoir of anorexia, and one of the earliest books about eating disorders, originally published in 1979
Recent Essays
FOR KEEPS: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance "Dead Bone"
A new anthology about women's lifelong relationships with their bodies.
WHY I'M STILL MARRIED "A Great Wall"
Love springs from an improbable meeting on the Great Wall of China.
MY CALIFORNIA "Transients in Paradise"
Beverly Hills from the inside out. All sales from this anthology benefit the California Arts Council.
Short Story
MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER "The Other Side"
Aimee's short story "The Other Side" appears in this anthology of stories inspired by Bruce Springsteen's song "Meeting Across the River."

Quick Links

www.EatingDisorderHope.com
Eating Disorders treatment resources


DingBat Magazine: The Monthly Review of Cool Tools
Eating Disorder Recovery at about.com
Life After Eating Disorders: Freedom or Fairy Tale?
Cookie Magazine
FitSugar.com
BookLoons.com
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TO CONTACT Aimee
Go to CaliforniaAuthors.com to read essays on writing by Aimee and other California Authors.
Read an interview with Aimee and her short story "Faith" online in the current issue of Other Voices literary magazine.
Chat about books and visit the Authors Gallery at Readerville.com
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Time Warner Bookgroup
Aimee is a past President of PEN USA.
Visit PEN USA, supporting Freedom of Expression for 60 years
Authors Guild
LINKS RELATED TO EATING DISORDERS:

Academy for Eating Disorders
(Aimee is a member of AED's Advisory Board)
www.aedweb.org
More information and lists of books about Eating Disorders
WWW.HEALTHYPLACE.COM
Eating Disorder Treatment Referral and Information Center
www.EDReferral.com
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Aimee Liu is the author of three novels, one memoir, and a variety of nonfiction books on topics ranging from eating disorders to love and success. She also teaches creative writing in Goddard College's MFA program at Port Townsend, Washington.

The focus of this website is Aimee's literary work -- her novels, essays, and anthologized work. For more in-depth information about her most recent nonfiction book, GAINING, and about her other work related to psychology and eating disorders, please visit www.gainingthetruth.com




JUST PUBLISHED!


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Read Aimee's essay about returning to school for an MFA in her 50s

THE FACE IN THE MIRROR

Hot off the press!
Aimee's essay "Becoming International" appears in the just-released anthology THE FACE IN THE MIRROR, edited by Victoria Zackheim. The theme:
writers explore the person they expected to become and the person they are today. Fellow contributors include Malachy McCourt, Eileen Goudge, Alan Dershowitz, and Joyce Maynard.

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Aimee is the author of the following acclaimed novels:


FLASH HOUSE (Warner Books, 2003)

A tale of international intrigue and the unintended consequences of love, set in India and China, 1949. FLASH HOUSE is available in the UK and Commonwealth countries through Review Books; in Holland in Dutch translation through de Boekerij; and in Italy in Italian translation through Sperling & Kupfer.

CLOUD MOUNTAIN (Warner Books,1997)

The epic novel based on the marriage of Aimee's Chinese scholar-revolutionary grandfather and American grandmother, beginning with the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and concluding with the turmoil of World War II in China.

Aimee's first novel, FACE (Warner Books, 1994) Now back in print!

Aimee Liu is represented by:
Richard Pine
InkWell Management
521 Fifth Ave., NY 10175
(212) 922-3500


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NEW features!!!!


Visit Aimee's all-new webpages for Writers & Readers

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BOOK REVIEWS




CLICK HERE to go directly to
www.gainingthetruth.com

At www.gainingthetruth.com you’ll find a variety of information about eating disorders treatment and prevention, as well as related psychological and health topics.


CLICK HERE
to go to Aimee's blog, "Life After Recovery" on EatingDisordersBlogs.com
CLICK HERE to visit
GAINING's site on MYSPACE
...Or book Aimee for a speaking engagement at Soapbox: Speakers Who Speak Out.
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Aimee's blogs are featured on the Huffington Post's Fearless Voices page.
CLICK HERE to see her latest at the Huffington Post.
Find help for eating disorders at www.EatingDisorderHope.com

Aimee is on the faculty of Goddard College's Port Townsend low-residency MFA Program in Creative Writing.


Click here for more information about Goddard's low residency MFA in Creative Writing Program.

SOLITAIRE was Aimee's first book and America's first memoir of anorexia, published originally in 1979 and reissued in 2000.

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