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1. lithub.com › marianne-wiggins-on-completing-aMarianne Wiggins on Completing a Novel After Suffering a ...

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   Aug 2, 2022 · It’s a sensational, near miraculous achievement, completed after Wiggins’ massive stroke in 2016. Marianne’s answers are in quotes because they were spoken to her daughter, Lara Porzak, who has been at her side throughout her recovery and completion of the novel.

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3. aphasia.org › profiles-of-aphasia-marianne-wigginsProfiles of Aphasia: Marianne Wiggins

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   Sep 22, 2023 · But “that all changed in 2016, after Wiggins, now 75, suffered a massive stroke that robbed her of her memory, when she was just three chapters shy of completing her 11th book.”. Her daughter Lara Porzak, a photographer, received news about the stroke and came to the hospital.

4. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › booksHow Marianne Wiggins rebuilt her novel 'Properties of Thirst ...

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   Aug 2, 2022 · Rebuilding Marianne Wiggins' novel 'Properties of Thirst' after a debilitating stroke, the author and her daughter embarked on the project of their lives.

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5. www.npr.org › 2022/08/06 › 1116135499After her mother's stroke, Lara Porzak helped finish new ...

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   Aug 6, 2022 · Marianne Wiggins endured a massive stroke in 2016 when she was just a few chapters short of finishing "Properties Of Thirst." Her daughter, the photographer Lara Porzak, helped guide the...

6. datebook.sfchronicle.com › books › marianne-wigginsMarianne Wiggins suffered a stroke that nearly halted her ...

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   Dec 9, 2022 · The Pulitzer Prize finalist was almost finished with “Properties of Thirst” when she had a stroke that left her unable to write, with no memory of the novel.

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Marianne_WigginsMarianne Wiggins - Wikipedia

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   In 2016 Wiggins suffered a stroke, leaving her unable to read or write. She regained those abilities and completed her novel Properties of Thirst over the course of several years. She was assisted by her daughter Lara Porzak .

8. www.kirkusreviews.com › news-and-features › articlesA Mother, a Daughter, and an Unfinished Novel | Kirkus Reviews

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   Aug 2, 2022 · In June 2016, when Wiggins was chapters away from finishing the book—which Kirkus describes as a “sweeping, cinematic story of love and family set against the dramatic backdrop of World War II and the American West”—she suffered a massive stroke.