Justine is a retired Duke professor who reinvented herself as a multi-genre author--deeply researched, sassy and fun reading, no matter the topic.
I’m a talker, but I listen well. I bring all of my experiences to the written page: as actress, medical practitioner, teacher, political hack, flaneuse.
My powers of observation shine through my work and create a deep sense of authenticity and shared reality with the reader.
A murder mystery set in a Southern Ivy medical school. Cozy without being cutesy, and noir-cynical without the bleak worldview.
From a tragic childhood, to pioneer helping create Brazil’s new capital, navigating her husband’s resistance to the military dictatorship.
“I test a book’s value by whether I feel changed by it or if I actually miss the characters when I’m finished. In this case, both are true.”
Essays, short stories and writing about writing, in English and Portuguese.