Pieces of Eight: A Tale of Old Key West
Jane Newhagen was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Brown University. Her two historical novels,Sand Dollar (2007)andPieces of Eight (2012), are set in mid-19th century Key West. Her prize-winning short stories have been published inVoices from Key West,the Key West Writers Guild anthology and her articles have appeared in100 People Who Changed 20th Century America (ABC-CLIO, 2012). Most recently, she wrote the narrative for After Life ~ images from the Key West Cemetery. Jane lives in Key West where she teaches English with Literacy Volunteers of America, sits on the board of directors of the Friends of the Key West Library, and is the archivist at the city cemetery.