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A. Manette Ansay (born 1964) is an American author.
A. Manette Ansay | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Lapeer, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | USA |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (MFA) |
| Notable works | Vinegar Hill |
| Spouse | Jake Smith (m. 1990; divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
Ansay was born in Lapeer, Michigan. When she was five, her family moved to Port Washington, Wisconsin, where she graduated from Port Washington High School in 1982.[1]
Her 1994 novel Vinegar Hill was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in November 1999.[2] It was adapted as a television film in 2005, starring Mary-Louise Parker and Tom Skerritt.[3]
She attended Cornell University, graduating with an MFA in 1991.[4]
Works edit
Fiction edit
- Vinegar Hill (1994)
- Read This and Tell Me What It Says (1995)
- Sister (1996)
- River Angel (1998)
- Midnight Champagne (1999)
- Blue Water (2006)
- Good Things I Wish You (2009)
Nonfiction edit
- Limbo (2002)
Recognitions edit
- Vinegar Hill was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection November 1999.
- Midnight Champagne was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
- Former resident of the Ragdale Foundation
References edit
- ^ Biography, amanetteansay.com. Accessed February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Oprah's Book Club: The Complete List" (PDF). Oprah.com. November 19, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (May 20, 2008). "Vinegar Hill". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Aloi, Daniel (October 28, 2019). "Writer, emeritus professor James McConkey dies at 98". Pif Magazine. Cornell University. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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