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Jane Hamilton

(b.1957)

Jane Hamilton, award-winning author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World, is back in top form with a richly textured novel about a tragic accident and its effects on two generations of a family.

Novels

   The Book of Ruth (1988)
     aka The Frogs are Still Singing
   A Map of the World (1994)
   The Short History of a Prince (1998)
   Disobedience (2000)
   When Madeline Was Young (2006)
   Laura Rider's Masterpiece (2009)
   The Excellent Lombards (2016)

Jane Hamilton recommends

American Ending (2023)
Mary Kay Zuravleff
"Did Mary Kay Zuravleff time travel to write this book? It's as if she truly lived in the past - all the details so vivid, and real - to bring us a novel of the moment. It is the old and forever new story of immigration."

The Dog of the North (2023)
Elizabeth McKenzie
"The Dog of The North filled me with joy, a glorious feeling in these times. I laughed out loud on every page and underlined most of the book - passages to return to. The novel in several different dimensions is about caretaking, a role that most people stumble into, don't plan on, and suddenly, wham, there you are doing this task for which you may or may not be prepared. Each person in the book in her/his own way is taking care at some level, even if he/she is wrong headed (or insane) in the approach. Thank you, thank you, Elizabeth McKenzie!"

The Mysteries (2021)
Marisa Silver
"In The Mysteries Marisa Silver faces the big mystery and the lesser, among them the mystery of personality, with her trademark clarity, her gorgeous sentences, to savor and underline, and her all-around brilliance. A Silver novel is always cause for celebration."

The Book of V. (2020)
Anna Solomon
"The Book of V. is a marvel. It’s a testament to the enduring strength and flexibility of the novel form itself, and a testament to the wisdom, clarity, and boldness of Anna Solomon. She is a remarkable writer who has written an extraordinary book."

Paris by the Book (2018)
Liam Callanan
"This charming and poignant novel made me fall in love with Paris and all things French. Oh, to own a bookstore in any arrondissement! Within this love story there are reflections on the mystery of writing, the solace of reading, the ties that bind and those that don't, plus the joy of The Red Balloon, to name but a few of the pleasures of Paris by the Book."

The Maze at Windermere (2018)
Gregory Blake Smith
"The Maze at Windermere is thrilling. This novel restored my faith and made me laugh out loud. It’s rare that a novel comes along that is broad ranging, so very funny, profound, provocative, literary, and page-turning, and also word perfect. I went right back to the beginning when I’d finished, marveling again at the radiant mind of Gregory Blake Smith."

Wayward Saints (2012)
Suzzy Roche
"Not every dazzling musician has a novel in her, but Suzzy Roche, among all her other gifts, is a novelist, the genuine article. Wayward Saints is funny, smart, poignant, the prose so clear, so direct, so true. This book is a joy."

A Watch of Nightingales (2008)
Liza Wieland
"Liza Wieland understands down to the bone how loneliness and love compel her characters to make their impossible choices. Not only does she have a searing intelligence and wisdom, her prose is by turns graceful and astonishing."

Loving Frank (2007)
Nancy Horan
"It takes great courage to write a novel about historical people, and in particular to give voice to someone as mythic as Frank Lloyd Wright. This beautifully written novel about Mamah Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright's love affair is vivid and intelligent, unsentimental and compassionate."

The Ladies' Man (1999)
Elinor Lipman
"Delicious and hilarious - the ladies' man and all his ladies are sublime."

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Books containing stories by Jane Hamilton

Playing Games (2023)
edited by
Lawrence Block

The Darkling Halls of Ivy (2020)
edited by
Lawrence Block

From Sea to Stormy Sea (2019)
17 Stories Inspired by Great American Paintings
edited by
Lawrence Block

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Awards

	Oprah's Book Club Best Book nominee (1996) : The Book of Ruth
	Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (1999) : The Short History of a Prince
	Oprah's Book Club Best Book nominee (1999) : A Map of the World
	Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (1999) : The Short History of a Prince

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