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About the Author

Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine are the coauthors of the bestselling memoir Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back.

A former screenwriter, Claire divides her time between the United States and Europe, where she is researching a historical novel and doing a comparative analysis of les Éclairs au chocolat de Paris. She is also a certified relationship coach and a certified life coach.

A popular motivational speaker, Mia has written for the New York Times, blogs for Ms. Magazine, and is currently at work on a narrative nonfiction book that combines four of her greatest interests: travel, human behavior, history, and culture. She lives in New York City.

Praise for Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back…

“Come Back is a testament to the power of the love between a mother and a daughter.”
-New York Times Book Review

“Best mother-daughter memoir.”
-Glamour

“We strongly recommend this powerful mother-daughter memoir...Intense, shocking, and ultimately triumphant...”
-Barnes & Noble

“A nightmarish saga of a teenage runaway in L.A. ends triumphantly. . . . Heart-wrenching, honest dialogue.”
-Publishers Weekly

“A powerful and moving story of two brave women who struggled through darkness into the light.”
-Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Toxic Parents

“A rare, visceral reading experience....Offering lessons in living, loving, and accepting responsibility that could benefit every reader.”
-Edwin John Wintle, author of Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle’s Memoir

“One of those rare books I could hardly put down until I finished. . . . Brilliant—and often funny, too!”
-Leah Komaiko, author of Am I Old Yet?