Mary DesjarlaisMary DesJarlais accomplished it all in the Midwest. Born, educated, twice married, twice widowed, she raised two lively daughters, survived a breast cancer siege, and launched a career as a fiction writer with her first novel, Dorie LaValle, in 2011.DesJarlais is excited to have been acquired by Calumet Editions, which has released this revised edition of Dorie LaValle and will be publishing her new novel, "The Cutter's Widow," a story of survival, grief and adoption gone awry. Mary lives and works in St. Paul, Minnesota. Read More Read Less