Hamilton, Jane, 1957 July 13-

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Description: Ushered into assured prominence as an author when her first novel was selected for Oprah's Book Club, Jane Hamilton has since continued a tradition of writing finely tuned, character-driven fiction. Most of her novels are set in the rural Midwest and detail the struggles of families and individuals in conflict. Her narrators range from housewives to young blue-collar women to financially privileged young men, and deal with issues from a child's accidental death to homosexuality. In clear, lucid prose, she invests all of her characters with weight and dignity, regardless of their sometimes humble position in society. Start with: A Map of the World

Description: Ushered into assured prominence as an author when her first novel was selected for Oprah's Book Club, Jane Hamilton has since continued a tradition of writing finely tuned, character-driven fiction. Most of her novels are set in the rural Midwest and detail the struggles of families and individuals in conflict. Her narrators range from housewives to young blue-collar women to financially privileged young men, and deal with issues from a child's accidental death to homosexuality. In clear, lucid prose, she invests all of her characters with weight and dignity, regardless of their sometimes humble position in society. Start with: A Map of the World