Mary McGarry Morris

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Mary McGarry Morris (born February 10, 1943) is an American novelist. She was born in Meriden, Connecticut.

Her first novel, Vanished, was written in secret over a ten-year period. It was rejected by numerous publishers and agents before an agent helped her sell it to Viking Press. It was published in 1988 to favorable reviews and was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Her 1995 novel, Songs in Ordinary Time, sold over a million copies.

[edit] Bibliography

• Vanished (1988, Viking Press, ISBN 0670822167)
• Songs in Ordinary Time (1995, Viking Press, ISBN 067086014X)
• The Lost Mother (2005, Viking Press, ISBN 0670033898)

[edit] References

• Keillor, Garrison. Writer's Almanac. February 10, 2007.