Lydia Netzer is an American novelist.
Her debut novel Shine Shine Shine was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012 by The New York Times. [1] The book tells the story of a pregnant woman with alopecia, her astronaut husband, their autistic son, and her mother, who is dying from cancer. [2] The song Shine by Carbon Leaf provided inspiration for the book's title. [3]
Netzer's second novel, How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky, is about a pair of astrophysicists destined (through their mothers' planning) to fall in love. [4]
Lydia Netzer is an American novelist.
Her debut novel Shine Shine Shine was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012 by The New York Times. [1] The book tells the story of a pregnant woman with alopecia, her astronaut husband, their autistic son, and her mother, who is dying from cancer. [2] The song Shine by Carbon Leaf provided inspiration for the book's title. [3]
Netzer's second novel, How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky, is about a pair of astrophysicists destined (through their mothers' planning) to fall in love. [4]