Description: "Elegant, aching, and irresistible, Joliet Girl is a heartfelt and honest proof that while every family is different, every family is the same. A beautifully-written account of a remarkable family." -- Pete Hautman
Brief description: Francine Marie Tolf's essays have appeared in Mary Magazine, Under the Sun, Green Hills Literary Lantern, andApple Valley Review, among others. She has received grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Barbara Deming Foundation, the Loft Literary Center and the Elizabeth George Foundation. Tolf is the author of three poetry chapbooks (two from Pudding House Press, one from Plan B) as well as a full-length collection of poems, Rain, Lilies, Luck (North Star Press of St. Cloud). She lives in Minneapolis.