Speranza, Susan: - Susan Speranza was born in New York City, grew up on Long Island, and went to college and for a time worked in Manhattan. For years she enjoyed the hectic pace and cultural amenities of the City, but after a great upheaval, she escaped the urban/suburban jungle and claimed her piece of the country in Vermont, where she has now lived happily for more than twenty years. In between the demands of life, she's authored two other books: The City of Light, a dystopian story about the end of Western civilization, and The Tale of Lucia Grandi, The Early Years, a novel about a dysfunction suburban family. She's also published numerous articles, poems, and short stories. Along the way, she managed to collect a couple of master's degrees. When she is not writing, she keeps herself busy exhibiting and breeding her champion Pekingese. She lives in Chester, VT.