Mary McGarry Morris
Mary McGarry Morris grew up in Vermont and now lives on the North Shore in Massachusetts. Her first novel, Vanished , was published in 1988 and was nominated for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. A Dangerous Woman (1991) was chosen by Time magazine as one of the "Five Best Novels of the Year" and was made into a motion picture starring Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, and Gabriel Byrne. Songs in Ordinary Time (1995) was an Oprah's Book Club selection, which propelled it to the...See more
Mary McGarry Morris grew up in Vermont and now lives on the North Shore in Massachusetts. Her first novel, Vanished , was published in 1988 and was nominated for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. A Dangerous Woman (1991) was chosen by Time magazine as one of the "Five Best Novels of the Year" and was made into a motion picture starring Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, and Gabriel Byrne. Songs in Ordinary Time (1995) was an Oprah's Book Club selection, which propelled it to the top of the New York Times bestseller list for many weeks, and it was adapted for a TV movie starring Sissy Spacek and Beau Bridges. Morris's other highly acclaimed works include the novels Fiona Range (2000), A Hole in the Universe (2004), The Lost Mother (2005), The Last Secret (2009), and Light from a Distant Star (2011), as well as the play MTL: The Insanity File . See less
Mary McGarry Morris's Featured Books
Mary McGarry Morris book reviews
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A Dangerous Woman
A real page turner
Morris has done it again - I simply could not put this book down - took it with me to read at red lights, in doctor's office, at the gym. Strange twists and turns. Read More
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A Hole in the Universe
by Msread1, Mar 26, 2009
I have just finished this book and I would recommend it for a good read. It shows how difficult it can be to readjust to life after being in prison and how difficult it is to establish relationships. Read More
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The Lost Mother
A brother's love
Occurring in the first year of FDR administration this is a story of abandonment, sibling
love, paternal loyalty, and fighting for what is right. Morris portrays a homeless man and
his two children ... Read More