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Andover resident Mary McGarry Morris is a well known author,- both of novels and short stories, and a playwright. | Andover resident Mary McGarry Morris is a well known author,- both of novels and short stories, and a playwright. Mary's characters come from her life experience. Growing up she lived in a small town in Vermont, much like the settings of her novels. Later she became a state social worker and saw individuals struggling to maintain a life. | ||
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=1293917&t=morris%20mary%20mcgarry&tp=author&l=5&d=0&hc=27&rt=author&s=pubdate&sd=desc ''Light from a Distant Star''] (2011) | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=1293917&t=morris%20mary%20mcgarry&tp=author&l=5&d=0&hc=27&rt=author&s=pubdate&sd=desc ''Light from a Distant Star''] (2011) | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 30 March 2012
Andover resident Mary McGarry Morris is a well known author,- both of novels and short stories, and a playwright. Mary's characters come from her life experience. Growing up she lived in a small town in Vermont, much like the settings of her novels. Later she became a state social worker and saw individuals struggling to maintain a life.
- Light from a Distant Star (2011)
- Last Secret (2009)
- Lost Mother (2005)
- Hole in the Universe (2004)
- Fiona Range (2000)
- Vanished (1998) finalist for both a National Book Award and a Pen/Faulkner Award
- Songs in Ordinary Time (1995) made into movie for television and listed as an Oprah Book Club pick
- A Dangerous Woman (1992) made into a movie staring Debra Winger
See
- "The Last Secret is Out: Mary McGarry Morris Releasing New Book", Andover Townsman, April 2, 2009
- "McGarry Morris' new "Light from a Distant Star", Andover Townsman, October 6, 2011
- Mary McGarry Morris
--Eleanor 15:36, November 16, 2011 (EST)
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