Suzanne Stroh
Suzanne Stroh hails from Michigan, where her family brewed Stroh’s beer for five generations. TABOU is her debut work of fiction.
Suzanne grew up on the shore of the Great Lakes in Grosse Pointe and attended University Liggett School a few classes behind novelist Jeffrey Eugenides; they shared the same inspirational teachers. She studied art history at Wellesley College and Newnham College, Cambridge. She lived in England, New York and Los Angeles, climbing mountains in Europe and the Americas, before settling with her family in the northern Virginia countryside.
Suzanne is currently translating Francesco Rapazzini’s 2004 biography of Élisabeth de Gramont (1875-1954) from French into English. She is also at work on a book of short stories and planning a new novel.
An accomplished screenwriter and film producer, Suzanne’s recent film credits include screenwriter of the African feature film OKA! (2012, dir. Lavinia Currier) and producer of the Cold War documentary MY GRANDFATHER WAS A NAZI SCIENTIST: Opa, von Braun and Operation Paperclip (2011, dir. Amy Gerber).
“Herrick's cold rage was an enforceable warrant.”
“If one could have any girl one wanted at the drop of a hat, would one want one?”
“David Kay, listening in, had no idea what this was about, but he watched in horror as Mrs. Russet's gaze turned from weathered shingles to flint.”
“She had to remind herself that she was in recovery from being rich.”
“It was just a magnificent, India-ink night of moonlit clouds below and glimpses of the shimmering sea. What century are you in? he longed to ask her.”
“Aurore had a well-maintained body that met the basic requirements of haute couture.”
“No matter what the challenge, Aurore always felt stronger on her own territory. Her deepest faith abided in her vines. She knew her childhood home on Cyprus like she knew her own body.”
“For the fist time since she'd met him five years ago, Zander Duffield looked like a child acting the role of a Titan in a school play--instead of the Titan he actually was.”
“Before you, Joss, I'd sooner die than accept a ride from a chauffeur.”
“Boonie wondered with sadness, Why don't I have any real memories like that of this elder statesman who happens to live in our house from time to time? This handsome, formal man whose blood runs mysteriously in my own veins? He was always more like a king than a father.”
“David put his pint glass down like it was poison. The clear amber beauty stared back at him with Again on its mind. She was already in his blood, swimming in his veins.”
“They were wrong, he thought. She is better than Garbo.”
“What I thought we might have a conversation about, is basically I do math, sir, not clandestine operations that severely deplete my mental resources.”
“Kit spoke vintage vinyl in all its dialects. And he casually rubbed elbows with stars from all walks of life. Oh, and he was twenty. And drop-dead gorgeous. Kit Hemion was a very big way Aaron's Records made money with the West Side set.”
“A man can always get his mind around a rose garden.”
“Joss often thought of herself in male terms when analyzing her role in the family business system, since there didn't seem to be any available roles or jobs for women.”
“Thrown from the garden, she searches for true love. but she needs an heir.”
“Annihilate the enemy with acts of kindness only you can afford.”
“Like those dreaded dinner party words 'Longtime Companion' or "Partner.' Sometimes I just want to scream, 'is she your wife or is she your mistress? Please clarify the nature of your bloody relationship!”
“Show me the legacy of a lesbian couple.”
“A girl could be born rich. But nobody was born a hero.”