Michael Greenberg (born 1952) is the author of the best-selling memoir ''

Hurry Down Sunshine ''Hurry Down Sunshine'' is a best-selling 2008 memoir by nonfiction writer Michael Greenberg. The book tells the story of the author's daughter and her battle with mental illness. Reception The book received attention for both its literary ...

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, 2008), which depicts his daughter's battle with bipolar disorder, and ''Beg, Borrow, Steal'' (

, 2009), a New York writer's memoir. Greenberg is a columnist for ''

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''. Greenberg lives in New York City.

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of ''Hurry Down Sunshine'' by Barbara Lloyd McMichael
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of ''Hurry Down Sunshine'' by Jacob Appel.
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of ''Hurry Down Sunshine'' by Theresa Tighe. {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenberg, Michael Living people American essayists American memoirists 1952 births