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Press Quotes
“For any woman who has an aggravating and loving relationship with her mom.” —Elysa Gardner, U S A Today
“Hilarious one-liners.” —Robert Dominus, Daily News (New York)
“SURVIVING GRACE has enough humor, empathy and substance to fill a series of television seasons. Rarely have I seen a crowd treated to so much brimming laughter, with tearful eyes to match.” —Roy Meachum, Frederick News Post
“A two-hour Seinfeld.” —Washington Star
Author(s)
Trish VradenburgPlaywright Trish Vradenburg began her career in Washington DC, where she was a speechwriter in the US Senate. She has written for various television shows, including Designing Women, Family Ties, and Kate and Allie. She is a successful author as well, chosen as Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selections for her novel, Liberated Lady, published by Macmillan in hardcover, Dell in paperback, and translated into three foreign languages. As a journalist, she has written extensively for The New York Daily News, The Boston Globe, Ladies' Home Journal, and Women's Day. Additionally, she was the on-air host of a book show
Special Notes
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