Angie’’s Story

In 1999 I married a prostitute in the hope of "saving her." My own story ended tragically, but at least I'm still here to tell a version of it. Others-in real life and in "Angie's" life-weren't so lucky." Steve Weintz Angie's Story is a winner --I was enthralled from beginning to end. At first, it was hard for me to believe that this riveting, nuanced story of one woman's life, was, almost incredibly, being written by a man. But as I read his manuscript, I thought of the late Larry Brown's compelling account of one woman's life in his tour de force novel, Fay, and also of Larry McMurty, author of, among many other books, Terms of Endearment, because of Steve's skill at writing in a woman's voice. Indeed, Steve Weintz and Angie's Story deserves to be included with this pantheon of great writing by men about women; his writing is that deep, that good. Rosemary Daniell, award-winning author of Fatal Flowers: On Sin, Sex and Suicide in the Deep South . "A candid glimpse into prostitution as a profession . . .an unforgettable look at one woman's struggle." ForeWord Clarion Review "Weintz's writing is crisp and sharp as he stylishly unfolds the doomed love story of Angie and Tom. . . A taut, lurid account of the lowest levels of American life that probes behind the mask of propriety and raises questions about the line between emotional and physical love." Kirkus Reviews

I’ve been a writer and been around publishing all my life. I went to Vanderbilt because I wanted to be a writer. Three U.S. Poet Laureates are Vanderbilt alums: Allen Tate (B.A. 1922), Robert Penn Warren (B.A. 1925), and Randall Jarrell (M.A. 1938). Novelists James Dickey (B.A. 1949) and James Patterson (M.A. 1970). At Vanderbilt I published some short stories and one philosophical piece (The Reality of Faith) that was selected for publication my senior year in the Undergraduate Review. For more information go to http: //www.angiesstory.com/about-the-author/