Mercedes Helnwein
Mercedes Helnwein is a visual artist and writer. She was born in Vienna, Austria, and grew up in Germany, Ireland, and partially the US and the UK. Instead of going to college she moved to L.A. where she began putting on art shows with her friends and selling her drawings. Her obsession with writing began at age ten when she wrote her first short story for a school assignment – The Celery Stick Who Became President. She currently lives and works in L.A. and Ireland. Slingshot is her debut novel.
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Slingshot
- By: Mercedes Helnwein
- Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: April 27, 2021
- Language: English
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“Narrator Jesse Vilinsky masterfully connects listeners to the awkward nervous energy of teens…Vilinsky shines with breathless trepidation as Gracie grows from heartbreak, jealousy, and self-realization. At times, it’s hard to... Read more
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