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nissa gray is the author of debut novel at the care and feedingeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. Originally a print journalist at Reuters, Anissa moved to broadcast journalism and became a writer, editor, and producer at CNN, for which she received Emmy and DuPont Awards. A graduate of Western Michigan University, she received her master's in English from NYU. Hi, Anissa, how are you? I'm good. How are you, Debbie? I'm good. Thanks so much for coming on

Moms Don't have time to read books. Thank you for having me. Would you mind telling listeners what the care and

feeding of ravenously hungry girls is about? It's about what happens to a family after its matriarch

and her husband are sent to prison after defrauding

their town. Her two sisters are forced to return home to deal with the fallout and care for the

couple's two troubled teenage daughters. I think what you see as the narrative unfolds is a family

moving through the challenges of forgiveness in some imperfect,

but I think ultimately hopeful ways.

Totally.

It was so good.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Oh, sure.

So this is your debut novel after a career that you've spent in print and broadcast journalism.

What made you turn to fiction writing at this stage

in your career, and why did you start with this particular story, this book? What made me change?

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