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David A. Ross


Biography

David A. Ross was born January 6, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to his career as a novelist (Good Morning Corfu, 2009; Open Books; How High The Wall, 2008; Open Books; Sacrifice and the Sweet Life, 2003, Escape Media; A Winter Garden, 2003, Escape Media; Stones, 2001, Escape Media; Xenos, 1998, Escape Media; The Trouble With Paradise; 1997, Escape Media), he is a former columnist and contributing editor for Southwest Art Magazine (1984-1985). His first novel, The Trouble With Paradise, was awarded third prize in the 1997 National Writer's Association Novel Competition. David A. Ross lives on the Island of Corfu, Greece, where he is the editor of Corfu Magazine

Where to find David A. Ross online

Website: http://davidaross.com

Books

The Virtual Life of Fizzy Oceans    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 121940 words. Published by Open Books on January 2, 2011. Fiction.
Fizzy Oceans lives, works and travels in the virtual world where the dead are very much alive, places like ancient Babylon have been reconstructed, and with the click of a button—WHOOSH!—one is transported throughout the Ages to events and destinations that make up our human history.
Xenos: A Novel    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 64960 words. Published by Open Books on August 10, 2010. Fiction.
Sometimes the only way to find yourself is to leave behind everything you've ever known... and become a stranger.
Stones    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 66840 words. Published by Open Books on April 1, 2010. Fiction.
A novel of art, love, intrigue and magic in the South of France.
How High The Wall: A Novel    by David A. Ross
Price: $2.99 USD. 80660 words. Published by Open Books on March 31, 2010. Fiction.
How high must a wall rise to ensure the separation of barely distinguishable classes in a modern-day American suburb?
A Winter Garden    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 110580 words. Published by Open Books on November 18, 2009. Fiction.
With his longtime Greek friend Modestos Thromos at his side, Doran plants a winter garden; and as he patiently tills the Grecian soil, he reclaims his integrity, his sense of joy, and his humanity.
Sacrifice and the Sweet Life    by David A. Ross
Price: $2.99 USD. 43980 words. Published by Open Books on November 15, 2009. Fiction.
A profound and disturbing collection of eight short stories, four poems and one vignette by award-winning author David A. Ross.
Calico Pennants    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 50720 words. Published by Open Books on October 25, 2009. Fiction.
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A weekend sailor shipwrecked in the South Seas eventually discovers the island's only other human inhabitant - a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to 1930s lost flying ace Amelia Earhart.
Good Morning Corfu: Living Abroad Against All Odds    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 46030 words. Published by Open Books on October 22, 2009. Nonfiction.
Often funny, always thoughtful, and surprisingly esoteric in nature, the forty-four short essays written by award-winning author David A. Ross deal with expatriate living in detail - from myth to reality, from novelty to stagnation, from glorious experiences to down-right gory experiences, and back again.

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