Carol Rifka Brunt (born 1970) is an American novelist and short fiction writer.
[4] Brunt wrote short stories published in several literary journals, including North American Review and The Sun.
[8][9] Brunt says the similarities are mostly bits of her own personality and childhood hobbies attributed to the characters of June and her older sister Greta.
[8] Brunt's debut novel was a critical success, making it on to Oprah Winfrey's summer reading list,[10] and being named one of the best books of the year by The Wall Street Journal and O: The Oprah Magazine as well as receiving the Alex Award for realistic fiction in 2013.
[11] Brunt left the United States to attend the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
She had her first child while living in Massachusetts, and her second shortly after moving to Okanagan Valley, British Columbia in Canada.