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Praise for Body Leaping Backward

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"A blazingly important memoir about the possibility of change." ~ People Magazine "Best New Books" pick

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"Powerful and Probing . . . a compellingly honest coming-of-age memoir." ~ Kirkus

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"Sharp, candid, and deeply felt." ~ Boston Globe

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"Eloquent . . . mesmerizing. An intelligent, informative read." ~ BookPage

"Memorable and beautiful." ~ Shelf Awareness

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 “Stanton writes with crystalline prose and a storyteller’s verve that makes this memoir linger and reverberate in the reader’s mind.” ~ America Magazine

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"Captivating and gripping. An indelible story of love, heartache, addiction, and revival, it's unquestionably a page-turner." ~ San Francisco Book Review

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"Killer Stuff is a killer read. Enjoy it, then hop in the station

wagon and see if you strike gold."   ~ Book Page 

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"An intoxicating read that rips away the lace curtain from the antiques biz."  ~ Parade Magazine                             

"Utterly engaging...Not since Larry McMurtry's fictitious rogue 'Cadillac Jack' has there been such a charming emissary from the world of the previously owned." ~ Washington Post                                  

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This book is full of interesting tidbits of information told in a fascinating way...I found this book hard to put down. It is a nonfiction book that is so full of unbelievable stories you will think you are reading a novel. 

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Winner, Massachusetts Book Award in Nonfiction

Short Works

"Through a Glass, Tearfully"
                Longreads
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"The Human Soup"

New England Review

Opium Bottles and Knuckleheads

  – excerpt from Killer Stuff and Tons

     of Money -- Utne Reader

Pushcart Winner 

2020 

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