My Life in Clothes

(Paperback)

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"Despite my mother's efforts to tame me, I resisted, holding onto my creature nature until the day she informed me I would no longer be running naked in the yard or showering with my dad. It took a few scoldings before I was transformed from colt to show-pony: a proper reflection of whichever laundered, starched, pressed, brushed, straightened,

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"Summer Brenner's wonderful vignettes magically led me back to my own memories, an entire era colored by the clothes I too wore: a ruffle on a vintage blouse, a cuff on a cowboy shirt, a red dress I designed for an actress, green cowboy boots with pink roses, a hat here, a bracelet there. These stories transported me. I urge other readers to join me on the same luxurious journey."

-Jacqueline West, fashion and costume designer, two-time Oscar nominee (Quills, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

"The stories in Summer Brenner's collection, My Life in Clothes, are filled with humor, trouble, beauty, and strength. The reality is that the stories are personally closer to home than I can believe! Read them and like me, you will laugh out loud and cry."

-Denise Weinstein, clothing designer and co-owner of CP Shades

"What a fashion designer sculpts in three dimensional clothing, Summer does with words, making alluring textural descriptions of several generations of an American family. We take a seat on a journey and view our collective culture through the clothes that tie these stories together."

-Giselle Sheptain, clothing and fabric designer

"Whether you want to slip into something silky and svelte, vintage or funky, Summer Brenner has it all in her closet. These stories fit!"

-Laura Chester, author of Racho Weirdo

Author Bio

Summer Brenner was raised in Georgia and migrated west, first to New Mexico and eventually to northern California where she has been a long-time resident. She has published ten books of poetry, fiction, and novels for children. Her works include the critically acclaimed noir thriller from PM Press, I-5: A Novel of Crime, Transport, and Sex, which was chosen by Los Angeles Mystery Bookstore as a Top Ten Book of 2009). Gallimard's prestigious serie noire published another of Brenner's crime novels, which PM Press will release in 2011 by its English title, Nearly Nowhere. Brenner also writes fiction for youth. Her novel, Richmond Tales, Lost Secrets of the Iron Triangle, was selected for a 2010 Richmond Historic Preservation award and was the subject of a Special Proclamation by the Mayor of Richmond.