Dominic smith author biography alan

          Dominic Smith is the author of six novels, including The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, which was a New York Times bestseller, a New York Times Book Review.

          In this luminous debut novel, Dominic Smith reinvents the life of one of photography's founding fathers....

          Dominic Smith (author)

          American novelist

          Dominic Smith is an Australian-American novelist.

          Early life and education

          Smith was born in Brisbane, Australia in He grew up in the Blue Mountains and in Sydney. His father was an American corporate manager, his Australian mother worked as a secretary.

          The story is about three widowed sisters.

        1. The story is about three widowed sisters.
        2. A nearly abandoned Italian village, the family that stayed, and long-buried secrets from World War II. On a hilltop in Umbria sits Valetto.
        3. In this luminous debut novel, Dominic Smith reinvents the life of one of photography's founding fathers.
        4. This chapter is copyright Dominic Murray, Alan Smith and Ursula Birthistle and is included on the CAIN site by permission of the authors.
        5. Silence reigns over painful and divisive events in Dominic Smith's latest novel, set in the fictional town of Valetto.

          6. Smith, one of four children, was eight years old when his parents separated. The following year, the family home burned down and Smith's mother suffered a stroke and became disabled; the family struggled to make ends meet.[1] Australian politician Tamara Smith is his sister.[1]

          Smith graduated from college in at age 23 with a B.A.

          in anthropology.[1] He completed an MFA in creative writing on a Michener Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin in [2]

          He lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife, an instructional coach and early-childhood specialist.

          He has two daughters.[1] Smith has taught in the Warren Wilson MFA Progr