Vinegar Hill is a 1994 novel by A. Manette Ansay. It was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in November 1999.[1] It was adapted as a television film in 2005, starring Mary-Louise Parker and Tom Skerritt.[2]

Vinegar Hill
First edition cover
AuthorA. Manette Ansay
Cover artistJacket design and illustration by Steven Dana
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherViking Penguin
Publication date
September 1994
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback, & library binding), audio cassette, and audio download
Pages240 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN0-670-85253-8 (first edition, hardcover)
OCLC30398894
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3551.N645 V56 1994

Plot introduction

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When Ellen Grier and her family come back to Holly's Field, Wisconsin, it is not what they were hoping. Ellen's husband, James, has no job. The family have to move in with James's parents, Fritz and Mary-Margaret. These two dislike each other but dislike Ellen far more so far that she's on the brink of suicide.

References

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  1. ^ "Oprah's Book Club: The Complete List" (PDF). Oprah.com. November 19, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Lowry, Brian (May 20, 2008). "Vinegar Hill". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-23.