Andre J de Saint Phalle

Andre J de Saint Phalle

Sahara Dust

The Chapter That Couldn’t Exist

Every writer has a scene that won’t stay put.

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André J. de Saint Phalle
Feb 25, 2026
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The scene that was born as the opening of Book Two, became the ending of Book One, and finally had to be set free

This one started life as Chapter One of Sahara Dust — the second book of my memoir trilogy, The Spaces Between. The idea was simple: before I could take readers to Antigua and the windsurfing years and Thea Ramsey, I needed to show them who I…

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