Andrea Simon is the author of the mem­oir BASH­ERT:, A GRAND­DAUGH­TER’S HOLO­CAUST QUEST, her recent nov­el ESFIR IS ALIVE, and sev­er­al pub­lished sto­ries and essays. The recip­i­ent of numer­ous lit­er­ary awards, Andrea holds an MFA in Cre­ative Writ­ing from the City Col­lege of New York where she has taught writ­ing. She lives in New York City.