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name: J.A.  Wright
about: J.A. Wright was raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and moved to New Zealand in 1990. 'Eat and Get Gas,' her second novel, a coming-of-age story set in 1971 in the Pacific Northwest, came out on 6 June 2023.Her first novel, 'How to Grow an Addict,' while not a memoir, in many ways, reflects her chaotic childhood, her journey into addiction, and her struggle to crawl out. The novel is the recipient of several awards, including the winner in Addiction &amp; Recovery category of the 2016 International Book Awards, 2016 NIEA Award Winner in Addiction &amp; Recovery, and the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) – Bronze Medal Winner for Literary Fiction. J.A. Wright was raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and moved to New Zealand in 1990. 'Eat and Get Gas,' her second novel, a coming-of-age story set in 1971 in the Pacific Northwest, came out on 6 June 2023.Her first novel, 'How to Grow an Addict,' while not a memoir, in many ways, reflects her chaotic childhood, her journey into addiction, and her struggle to crawl out. The novel is the recipient of several awards, including the winner in Addiction &amp; Recovery category of the 2016 International Book Awards, 2016 NIEA Award Winner in Addiction &amp; Recovery, and the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) – Bronze Medal Winner for Literary Fiction. ...more