Author and physician Doris Iarovici explores the myths and realities behind that American ideal of self-made success.  She mines the perspective of her own immigrant childhood to give us a glimpse into the newer faces populating these United States.  Her characters possess remarkable resilience, empathy, and the hope for redemption in even the most bewildering of times.

about the author
Doris Iarovici grew up in New York City after arriving there at age 5 from Romania.  She began to publish poetry and essays in Seventeen Magazine at age 15, and further developed her love of writing while a student of Frank McCourt.  She continued to write while pursuing her Medical degree at Yale, and her work has appeared in Newsweek, Health, Parents, and the New York Times.  Her fiction has been published in the Crescent review and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.  She lives in Durham, NC, where she is a practicing psychiatrist at Duke University.