Adena Halpern

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About The Author

Adena Halpern is the author of the novels 29 and THE TEN BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE and TARGET UNDERWEAR AND A VERA WANG GOWN- NOTES FROM A SINGLE GIRL'S CLOSET, a memoir which was based on her popular "Haute Life" essays for the back page of Marie Claire magazine. In addition to Marie Claire, Adena has written for Daily Variety and The New York Times. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting from The American Film Institute. A proud Philadelphia native, she resides in Los Angeles with her husband, television and screenwriter Jonathan Goldstein.

Books by Adena Halpern

29
Ellie Jerome is a young-at-heart 75-year-old who relates more to her 25-year-old granddaughter, Lucy, than her 55-year-old daughter, Barbara. She's done everything she can to stay young, and the last thing she wants to celebrate is another birthday. When she sees all those candles on her cake, El...
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