Broken Chocolate, Rachel Miranda’s debut novel, is here!
“In Rachel Miranda's brilliant and beautiful debut novel, family love is the strongest power in the universe. Broken Chocolate is both a suspenseful medical drama and a marvel of empathy and insight.”
- Brian Morton, author of Tasha: A Son's Memoir, and Starting Out in the Evening, winner of the Pushcart Prize and Guggenheim Fellowship
Broken Chocolate is about a brain injury expert whose teenage daughter suddenly becomes his patient. As fifteen-year-old Zoey lies in a coma, her close-knit family navigates ethical dilemmas and questions about how to redefine meaningful life in the face of an uncertain future, even as they discover how fiercely hope and connection endure.
“Rachel Miranda’s debut novel, Broken Chocolate, transports us into the rich world of the Sandor family in the wake of a devastating accident. With a keen eye for detail and poignant storytelling, Miranda invites us to root for these characters as they fail, falter, and chart a new path forward.... This book reminds us of the magic of embracing our lives and our loved ones as they are, not as we wish they would be.”
—Emily Mohn-Slate, author of The Falls, winner of the New American Poetry Prize
Rachel Miranda is
a long-time editor,
creative writer, and linguaphile.*
*A person who loves languages and words
About
Rachel Miranda is a freelance editor and writing coach for literary, academic, and cultural works, specializing in manuscript development and translation editing. She holds an MFA in Writing and Literature from the Bennington Writing Seminars and a BA in European Cultural Studies from Brandeis University. She is the managing editor of Plamen Press, a small publisher of translated Eastern and Central European literature, and the co-recipient of a Literature Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, among other grants. She lives in the metro New York area.
Miranda is the author of The World at Our Table: A Euro-American Cookbook of Family Favorites, and writes a Substack series called Air Hunger. Her creative writing across genres has been published in a range of online and print journals. Her debut novel, Broken Chocolate, was published by Vine Leaves Press in 2026.
Editing Services
Rachel Miranda works with writers on big picture ideas and storytelling, as well as research, copy editing, and proofreading. She specializes in manuscript development, editing translated work, and supporting nonprofit organizations.
Creative Writing
Rachel Miranda has published a variety of creative works including poetry, personal essays, short stories, and a Euro-American cookbook. Her debut novel, Broken Chocolate, is forthcoming from Vine Leaves Press on March 31, 2026.
The World at Our Table
The World at Our Table: A Euro-American Cookbook of Family Favorites, is Rachel Miranda’s full-length illustrated cookbook with origin stories, tips for the kitchen, and tantalizing illustrations on every page.