Joy of Life is the debut novel of Emily T. Withrow, a graduate of Western Washington University with a B.A. in Psychology and a Minor in History. Emily lives in the Seattle area, and is currently preparing several writing projects for publication. She credits music (especially that of Queen, Jessica Weiser, and Tara MacLean), her Irish family, and several of her history instructors in her school years as the greatest influences on her writing. She welcomes correspondence at her E-mail address: stormgrrl@ireland.com.