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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) | ||
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*"Inside the Lives of Outsiders," ''Boston Globe'', March 9, 2005, p. F1, F8. | |||
*[http://www.andovertownsman.com/arts/x645346270/The-Last-Secret-is-out-Mary-McGarry-Morris-releasing-new-book "The Last Secret is Out: Mary McGarry Morris Releasing New Book"], ''Andover Townsman'', April 2, 2009 | *[http://www.andovertownsman.com/arts/x645346270/The-Last-Secret-is-out-Mary-McGarry-Morris-releasing-new-book "The Last Secret is Out: Mary McGarry Morris Releasing New Book"], ''Andover Townsman'', April 2, 2009 | ||
*[http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/x1385482245/McGarry-Morris-new-Light-runs-on-girl-power "McGarry Morris' new "Light from a Distant Star"], ''Andover Townsman'', October 6, 2011 | *[http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/x1385482245/McGarry-Morris-new-Light-runs-on-girl-power "McGarry Morris' new "Light from a Distant Star"], ''Andover Townsman'', October 6, 2011 | ||
*An Ordinary Life",'' Boston Globe Magazine'', a August 13, 1995, page 14. | |||
*"Mary Morris McGarry" ''Publisher's Weekly'', December 7, 1990, page 57. | |||
*[http://www.amazon.com/Mary-McGarry-Morris/e/B000AQ4GZE Mary McGarry Morris] | *[http://www.amazon.com/Mary-McGarry-Morris/e/B000AQ4GZE Mary McGarry Morris] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 8 September 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
- "Inside the Lives of Outsiders," Boston Globe, March 9, 2005, p. F1, F8.
- "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
- An Ordinary Life", Boston Globe Magazine, a August 13, 1995, page 14.
- "Mary Morris McGarry" Publisher's Weekly, December 7, 1990, page 57.
- Mary McGarry Morris
--Eleanor 15:36, November 16, 2011 (EST)--Leslie 16:47, September 8, 2012 (EDT)
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