Harriett B. Varney Miller has a bachelor’s degree in Economics. Harriett is actively involved with current social issues, including volunteering at the local crisis center, and having gone to New Orleans to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Birth of the Phoenix is her first novel. Harriett lives with her children in Massachusetts.   “Ms. Miller has gifted us with an authentic glimpse of not only the suffering but how victims of all kinds of abuse can heal and transform themselves, creating new lives that surpass their expectations. This novel will inspire and encourage women everywhere to find their power and take control of their lives. I couldn’t put it down…”  Robin Conrad, Family Violence Advocate, The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center