Now, almost two decades later, living under an assumed name as a college professor, Myla is forced to return to her old home in Portland, Oregon, and face the past. However, when the photos were subsequently displayed in an exhibition, they brought negative notoriety into the girls' lives, raising disturbing questions about the line between art and pornography. An art history professor, he was also fervently committed to free expression, and when Ruth began taking pictures of the beautiful young girls in various stages of undress, he saw nothing wrong with this. The widower father of Myla and Pru was progressive in thought, and taught his daughters not to fear their bodies. SIDELIGHTS: Miranda Beverly-Whittemore's debut novel, The Effects of Light, tells the story of two sisters, Myla and Pru Wolfe, whose young lives were documented in black-and-white photography by a well-known photographer, Ruth Handel, also a friend of the family. The Effects of Light (novel), Warner Books (New York, NY), 2005. Also works as a figurative photo model.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Fiction prize, Vassar College. 92nd Street 'Y,' Unterberg Poetry Center, New York, NY, assistant to managing director, 1999–2002. Agent-c/o Author Mail, Warner Books, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

Education: Vassar College, B.A., 1998.ĪDDRESSES: Home-Brooklyn, NY.

Miranda beverly whittemore