Rene Denfeld
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Rene Denfeld

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Rene Denfeld is the bestselling author of award-winning novels THE ENCHANTED (2014), THE CHILD FINDER (2017), THE BUTTERFLY GIRL (2019), SLEEPING GIANTS (2025) and THE TALKING BONE (2026). Margaret Atwood has called her writing "astonishing." Rene’s novels explore themes of survival, resiliency and redemption, inspired by her work in justice. Rene was the Chief Investigator at a public defender’s office and has worked hundreds of cases including exonerations. She was awarded the Break The Silence Award in Washington, DC in 2017 for her social justice work, and named for heroism of the year by the New York Times. Rene is an accomplished speaker who loves connecting with others. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she is the happy mom of three kids adopted from foster care. USA Today Bestseller Author Winner of the prestigious French Prix award #1 Book of the Year, the Oregonian Finalist for the 2014 Flaherty First Novel Prize Finalist for the Connecticut Book Prize Top #5 Books of the Year, Powell’s Books Indie Next Pick Amazon Book of the Month ALA Excellence in Fiction Award Foyles Best of 2014 Harper Collins Canada #1 Fan Choice Waterstones Book Club Pick Longlist for the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction IMPAC longlist International Dublin Literary Award A New York Times Hero of the Year for her social justice work Recipient of the National Break The Silence Award
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