Roth wrote her first book, Divergent, while on winter break in her senior year at Northwestern University, and found an agent by the following March.

Roth married photographer Nelson Fitch in 2011. After one year at Carleton College, she transferred to Northwestern University for its creative writing program. Roth went to Grove Avenue Elementary School, Prairie Middle School, and Barrington High School. Roth learned about Christianity by attending a Christian Bible study during her high school years, and has stayed with it. Now I have a good relationship with my stepdad.' Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed her mother away from religion. Roth says of her father: 'He had a job, and worked far away. Her brother and sister live in the Chicago area. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother has since remarried to Frank Ross, a financial consultant for landscaping companies. Her mother, Barbara Ross, is a painter who resides in Barrington. Veronica Roth was born on Augin New York City, and was raised primarily in Barrington, Illinois. It definitely changed my opinion about different events in the series, in a good way.' The AP book club gave a positive review by saying that 'even with as short as it is, really helps give just a little bit more depth to Four, Tris, and even Eric.Veronica Anne Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her bestselling Divergent trilogy which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. It made me think about the whole Divergent series and what it would be like from other characters perspectives. The book stop in its review said that 'I thought that this book showed how limited Tris’ perspective actually is. The short story received positive response. And the knife-throwing scene was perfect for that-once I started writing, I discovered all kinds of things about Four that I didn't know, and I knew this scene was The One.' Reception But I really wanted to choose something that would change our (I say 'our' because it changed mine, too) perceptions about the story, and show how limited Tris's perspective really is, though she is a reliable and observant narrator. I thought about the Ferris wheel scene, and I thought about the fear landscape scene, and both of those would have been good options. 'It was hard for me to pick just the right one. Talking about why she chose Chapter 13 of the book, she said on her blog: Roth wrote this short story to change the perception about Divergent story. The work retells the events of chapter thirteen of Divergent, but is written from the perspective of Tobias 'Four' Eaton instead of Beatrice 'Tris' Prior. 'Free Four: Tobias Tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene' is a short story, written by author Veronica Roth.

Free four by veronica roth