Edward O. Phillips

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Edward O. Phillips (born November 26, 1931) is an American novelist.

[edit] Biography

Phillips has lived most of his life in Westmount, Quebec. He earned a law degree from the Université de Montréal in 1956, but decided against legal practice. He subsequently graduated from Harvard University with a Master's Degree in Teaching, and later earned a second Master's Degree in English Literature from Boston University. After teaching school for seven years, he pursued a long-time interest in painting. His work was exhibited in five one-man and numerous group shows.

His first novel, Sunday's Child, was published in 1981. Best known for his novel series featuring Geoffry Chadwick, corporate lawyer, reluctant hero and wry social commentator, Phillips won the Arthur Ellis Award for his novel Buried on Sunday.

[edit] Works

  • Sunday's Child
  • Where There's a Will
  • A Voyage On Sunday
  • No Early Birds
  • The Mice Will Play
  • Buried on Sunday
  • Sunday Best
  • Working On Sunday
  • Hope Springs Eternal
  • Landlady's Niece
  • The Queen’s Court

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