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J Courtney Sullivan
J Courtney Sullivan
(
b.1981)
grew up outside of Boston, attended Smith College, and now lives and dates in Manhattan. She has written for The New York Times, Allure, Tango, and the New York Observer.
Genres:
Literary Fiction,
Romance
Novels
Novellas and Short Stories
J Courtney Sullivan recommends
The Sicilian Inheritance (2024)Jo Piazza"I loved this epic tale of one woman's quest to learn the truth about what happened to her great-grandmother a century ago. A gripping story of motherhood, ambition, misogyny and female power, now and then, it is also a great mystery that kept me guessing until the final pages."After Annie (2024)Anna Quindlen"A new Anna Quindlen novel is always cause for celebration. After Annie might just be my favorite one yet. It's a beautiful and deeply moving story about love, loss, friendship, marriage, family, and community from one of our wisest chroniclers of modern life. I treasured every page." When in Rome (2023)Liam Callanan"When in Rome is a total delight. It has all my favorite things - a gorgeous setting, a fierce and funny female protagonist, and nuns! Best of all, it showcases Liam Callanan's trademark wisdom about the human heart, and reminds us that it's never too late to change your life." Pineapple Street (2023)Jenny Jackson"Pineapple Street is that rarest of gifts - a novel you don't want to put down for anything. Transporting and laugh-out-loud funny, this intergenerational story is a perfect tale for our times." Flight (2022)Lynn Steger Strong"A gorgeous novel, both intimate and expansive. Flight is packed full of wisdom about family, marriage, class, climate, love and loss. Lynn Steger Strong is a master of creating characters so funny, flawed and true that they feel like people you know. I couldn't put it down." Vigil Harbor (2022)Julia Glass"This novel has it all: a vibrant and unforgettable cast of characters, an evocative setting, and a plot full of secrets and surprises. Glass gives us her signature wit and wisdom about the world we live in now (and where we might be headed if we're not careful). A must-read." If, Then (2019)Kate Hope Day"A gorgeous novel that asks us to imagine all the possible versions of ourselves that might exist. A must read." Oliver Loving (2018)Stefan Merrill Block"Stefan Merrill Block has a masterful understanding of family dynamics. He writes with authority about the power of secrets, shared history and how tragedy shapes lives. The result is a haunting, bittersweet, addictive novel that will keep you wondering until the very end." Perennials (2017)Mandy Berman"Berman is at her most insightful when exploring the awkward unfurling of female adolescence. . . . Perennials is a sharp meditation on the changing female body, and the ways in which such changes are often involuntary and unwanted. . . . [She] skillfully captures the details and rituals of camp." Leaving Lucy Pear (2016)Anna Solomon"Anna Solomon writes with a poet's reverence for language and a novelist's ability to keep us turning the page. Leaving Lucy Pear is a gorgeous and engrossing meditation on motherhood, womanhood, and the sacrifices we make for love." The Royal We (2015)(Royal We, book 1)Heather Cocks and
Jessica Morgan"A joy from start to finish. The Royal We is that rare novel that makes you think, makes you cry, and is such fun to read that you'll want to clear your schedule until you've turned the final page. But be warned - Cocks and Morgan have created a world so rich, a romance so compelling, and characters so funny and alive, that you'll be terribly sad to see them go." The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D (2012)Nichole Bernier"I loved this bittersweet novel, which manages to be both a compelling mystery and a wise meditation on friendship, marriage and motherhood in an age of great anxiety. Bernier will have you thinking about her characters long after you've turned the final page." The Weird Sisters (2011)Eleanor Brown"At once hilarious, thought-provoking and poignant, this sparkling and devourable debut explores the roles that we play with our siblings, whether we want to or not. The Weird Sisters is a tale of the complex family ties that threaten to pull us apart, but sometimes draw us together instead." Anthologies containing stories by J Courtney Sullivan
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