Paula McLain
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Paula McLain | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable works | The Paris Wife |
| Website | |
| http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/features/paula_mclain/ | |
Paula McLain is an American author best known for her novel, The Paris Wife, a fictionalized account of Ernest Hemingway's first marriage[1] which became a long-time New York Times bestseller,[2]. She has published two collections of poetry, a memoir about growing up in the foster system, and the novel, A Ticket to Ride.
Biography
Paula McLain received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan and has been a resident of Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony as well as the recipient of fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. She grew up in the foster care system, an ordeal described "with a dispassionate grace that puts a human face, actually three human faces, on the alarming statistics." [3] She lives in Cleveland with her family.[4]
Bibliography
Novels
- Paris Wife (2011)
- A Ticket to Ride (2008)
Nonfiction
- Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses (2003)
Poetry
- Less of Her (1999, New Issues Poetry Press)
- Stumble, Gorgeous, (2005, New Issues Poetry Press)
References
- ^ Lynn Neary (March 1, 2011). "'The Paris Wife' Dives Into Hemingway's First Big Love". Retrieved April 26, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|radio=ignored (help) - ^ "Trade Paperback bestsellers". New York Times. May 5, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Pat MacEnulty (June 22, 2003). "Love's Lost From Life In Foster Care". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/32525/Paula_McLain/index.aspx