Daniela Petrova
Daniela Petrova is a Bulgaria-born American writer, living in New York City. Her debut novel is Her Daughter's Mother (2019).[1][2]
Early life and education[]
Petrova was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] Soon after the fall of Communism, she moved to New York City.[4]
She earned a BA in Philosophy from Columbia University and an MA in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness from New York University.[4]
Her Daughter's Mother[]
Her Daughter's Mother is, according to Randle Browning writing in the Los Angeles Review of Books, a "psychological thriller, part murder mystery", "a deep dive into the oft-underrepresented world of infertility, pregnancy, and motherhood"—"from fertility treatments to egg donation to surrogacy to adoption"—"including all the medical, legal, and emotional obstacles women face".[5]
Personal life[]
Between at least 2011 and 2014, Petrova was married to American author, journalist and filmmaker Sebastian Junger.[6][7]
Publications[]
References[]
- ^ "Perceptive plot fuels emotional 'Her Daughter's Mother'". Associated Press. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Her Daughter's Mother". Mystery Scene. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Daniela Petrova". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ a b "About". danielapetrova.com. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ Petrova, Daniela (25 October 2011). "Love, Loss & the Oscars". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ McMahon, Barbara. "Sebastian Junger on life after the warzone". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Dark Secrets at Book Club and a Deadly Wellness Retreat. 5 Unexpected Summer Thrillers". Time. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
External links[]
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- Columbia University alumni
- New York University alumni
- Bulgarian emigrants to the United States
- Writers from Sofia
- Living people
- American writer stubs