title: Chiseled: A Memoir of Identity, Duplicity, and Divine Wine
author:  Danuta Pfeiffer 
description: <b>International Gold Medal Winner Readers Favorite Award<br />Finalist Eric Hoffer Award</b><br /><span><span><span></span></span></span><br /><span><span><span>John DeDakis<br />Former CNN Senior Copy Editor ("The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer")</span></span></span><br /><span><span>"I come away from reading "Chiseled" with tremendous respect and admiration for her. This is a powerful and courageous memoir filled with onestunning twist after another. She reveals truths about herself that areas excruciating as they are liberating. The takeaway for me: the truthwill set you free, even if it hurts to tell it."</span></span><br /><br /><span><span><span>FIVE STARS</span></span>!<span> </span><span><span>Reviewed by Kristine Hall, Readers' Favorite</span></span></span><br /><span><span>"I highly recommendChiseled,as Danuta Pfeiffer eloquently showsthat truth can be more dramatic and fascinating than fiction. Readersbe prepared to be angry -- and possibly shed a few tears -- but in theend, feel inspired." </span></span><br /><br /><span>F<span><span>IVE STARS!</span> <span>-Reviewed by Jane Finch for Readers' Favorite</span></span></span><br /><span><span>"This is an amazing story and I had to keep reminding myself that it wasa biography and not a work of fiction because the trials andstruggles that the young Danuta went through defies belief. . . It is atribute to the author that her writing was so descriptive and emotivethat I was unable to put it down until the end. This story will staywith me for a long time. . . I give enormous credit to the standard ofwriting which made this a truly memorable read.</span><span>"</span></span><br /><br /><span><span><span>FIVE STARS! </span>-<span>-Reviewed by Gisela Dixon for Readers' Favorite</span></span></span><br /><span><span>"The writing style is fast-paced and engaging, and her voice comes across </span></span><br /><span><span>as genuine and authentic. . . a gripping memoir and one that I enjoyed reading tremendously."<span> </span></span></span><br /><br /><span><span><span>Andrew Moravcsik</span></span></span><br /><span><span><span>Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University</span></span></span><br /><span><span>". . . a wonderful book, splendidly written. </span></span>"<br /><br /><span><span><span>Katherine Cole, The Oregonian, OregonLive</span></span></span><br /><span>"<span>The story reads like fast-moving fiction!" </span></span><br /><br /><span><span><span><span>Hilary Berg, Editor, Oregon Wine Press Magazine</span></span></span></span><br /><span><span>"I could not put the book down. I found myself poring over the pages in my car, in a park, during work hours two days in a row. I was entranced. . .</span>"</span><br /><br /><span><span><span><span>FIVE STARS! Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite</span></span></span></span><br /><span><span>"I found it gripping, one of those books that is not easy to let go of. As well as being the true story of her journey to find herself, to find the real truth about her life and her family, it's also a storythat encourages others to start their own journeys . . " </span></span><br /><br /><span><span><span>FIVE STARS!</span> <span>Reviewed by Maria Beltran for Readers' Favorite</span></span></span><br /><span><span>"The journey to Alaska, told with snippets of a life she leaves behind, adds an element of thrill and expectation that makes the reader read onand on. In the final part of the book, her father's story and hercrumbling marriage make an interesting juxtaposition. And just as wethink we know how her story ends, it takes another turn that iscompletely unexpected. Hers is an extraordinary life told in a remarkable way!"</span></span>
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  ### Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [DRINK](part0001.html#UGI0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Copyright](part0002.html#1T140-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Blurb:](part0003.html#2RHM0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Dedication:](part0004.html#3Q280-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Prologue](part0005.html#4OIQ0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0006.html#5N3C0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](part0007.html#6LJU0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter Three](part0008.html#7K4G0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter Four](part0009.html#8IL20-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter Five](part0010.html#9H5K0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter Six](part0011.html#AFM60-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter Seven](part0012.html#BE6O0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter Eight](part0013.html#CCNA0-a12c80d34e854413a04ab066d8a467aa)
  
  
  [Chapter Nine](part0014.html#DB7S0-a12c80d34e854413a04