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Meet Jane Hamilton
Club Book Meetings with Jane Hamilton
Thursday, June 3, 7 PM, Southdale Library Friday, June 4, 7 PM, Chaska Community Center Saturday, June 5, 2 PM, Highland Park LibraryJane Hamilton’s first novel, The Book of Ruth, won the PEN/Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award for best first novel and was a selection of the Oprah Book Club. Her second novel, A Map of the World, was chosen as an Oprah Book Club book as well and named one of the top ten books of the year by Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, and People. Her other critically-acclaimed books include The Short History of a Prince, Disobedience, When Madeline Was Young, and Laura Rider's Masterpiece.
What do the critics Say?
“Mesmerizing.... Bittersweet, funny.... Hamilton affirms her status as one of our most magnetic and provocative novelists." –Chicago Tribune
“Among the most graceful and thoughtful writers to work the fertile ground that is the Midwestern family.” –The Atlantic Monthly
"Hamilton…has a fabulous ear for character and dialogue." –USA Today
"Hamilton… is a novelist of surpassing gifts, wit and wisdom about the human condition as it persists through challenging times." –St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"It takes a writer of rare power and discipline to carry off an achievement like A Map of the World. Hamilton proves here that she is one of the best." –Newsweek
"Few writers have the courage to attempt a truly adult novel or the skill to produce one. Thankfully, Jane Hamilton is among them. A daring writer." –New York Daily News
"[Hamilton] can make real life riveting—There can be no better recommendation for a novelist." –Denver Post
"Hamilton creates stories that are almost impossible to set aside. She has created living, breathing characters whom she knows inside and out—so we do, too." –Seattle Times
Resources
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