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Wally Lamb


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Wally Lamb's first novel, 'She's Come Undone', won rave reviews when it was published in 1992. It was a finalist in the 'Los Angeles Times' First Novel Award, a Top Ten book for 'People' magazine and a Notable Book for the 'New York Times'. Both 'She's Come Undone' and 'I Know This Much Is True' have been chosen for Oprah's Book Club. Wally Lamb now teaches writing at the University of Connecticut. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and their three sons.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   She's Come Undone (1992)
   I Know This Much Is True (1998)
   The Hour I First Believed (2008)
   Wishin' and Hopin' (2009)
   We Are Water (2013)
   I'll Take You There (2016)
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Radiant Fugitives (2021)
Nawaaz Ahmed
"Nawaaz Ahmed's remarkable debut novel brings to life a loving family torn apart by parental rejection, clashing values, sibling rivalry, and geographical and emotional distances. Radiant Fugitives is a profound and in-depth exploration of our common humanity, and the ways in which we are more alike than different."
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Quint (2021)
Dionne Irving
"Dionne Irving’s fascinating novel begins as an exploration of the ways in which innocents can be exploited, perverted, and victimized by rampant commercial exploitation. From there the story broadens and deepens to become a poignant and ambitious meditation on the human condition itself, particularly as it relates to our relationship with love or its absence. Quint is a compelling read and Dionne Irving is a writer on the rise."
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Rules for Being Dead (2020)
Kim Powers
"In a story that's both cagey and unfailingly entertaining, Powers explores life's deepest questions and most profound mysteries. Only a writer this in touch with his own humanity could populate a novel with characters who, despite their flaws, failures, and eccentricities, are humane and good."

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Awards
Oprah's Book Club Best Book nominee (1996) : She's Come Undone
Oprah's Book Club Best Book nominee (1999) : I Know This Much Is True


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