Anita Shreve
(1946 - )Anita Shreve grew up in Dedham, Massachusetts (just outside Boston), the eldest of three daughters. Early literary influences include having read Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton when she was a junior in high school (a short novel she still claims as one of her favorites) and everything Eugene O'Neill ever wrote while she was a senior (to which she attributes a somewhat dark streak in her own work). After graduating from Tufts University, she taught high school for a number of years in and around Boston.
Series
Fortune's Rocks Quartet
1. Fortune's Rocks (1999)
2. Sea Glass (2002)
3. The Pilot's Wife (1998)
4. Body Surfing (2007)
The Fortune's Rocks Quartet (omnibus) (2010)
1. Fortune's Rocks (1999)
2. Sea Glass (2002)
3. The Pilot's Wife (1998)
4. Body Surfing (2007)
The Fortune's Rocks Quartet (omnibus) (2010)
Novels
Eden Close (1989)
Strange Fits of Passion (1991)
Where or When (1993)
Resistance (1995)
The Weight of Water (1997)
The Last Time They Met (1999)
All He Ever Wanted (2003)
Light on Snow (2004)
A Wedding in December (2005)
Testimony (2008)
A Change in Altitude (2009)
Rescue (2010)
Stella Bain (2013)
aka The Lives of Stella Bain
The Stars are Fire (2017)
Strange Fits of Passion (1991)
Where or When (1993)
Resistance (1995)
The Weight of Water (1997)
The Last Time They Met (1999)
All He Ever Wanted (2003)
Light on Snow (2004)
A Wedding in December (2005)
Testimony (2008)
A Change in Altitude (2009)
Rescue (2010)
Stella Bain (2013)
aka The Lives of Stella Bain
The Stars are Fire (2017)
Omnibus
Love Makers / Where When / Dazzle / in Pursuit of the Green Lion / Stars (2000) (with Judith Gould, Kathryn Harvey and Judith Meate Riley)
First Shreve Omnibus (2003)
Strange Fits of Passion / Where or When (2010)
The Weight of Water / Resistance (2011)
First Shreve Omnibus (2003)
Strange Fits of Passion / Where or When (2010)
The Weight of Water / Resistance (2011)
Collections
Non fiction
Working Woman (1986)
Dr. Balter's Child Sense (1987)
Remaking Motherhood (1987)
Who's in Control (1988) (with Lawrence Balter)
Women Together, Women Alone (1989)
Dr. Balter's Child Sense (1987)
Remaking Motherhood (1987)
Who's in Control (1988) (with Lawrence Balter)
Women Together, Women Alone (1989)
Awards
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Anita Shreve recommends
A Certain Slant of Light (2000) Cynthia Thayer "A wonderful novel, so pure and honest and true it rings like a clear bell." | Drowning Ruth (2000) Christina Schwarz "Mesmerizing." | Year of Wonders (2001) Geraldine Brooks "A wonder indeed... remarkable." |
Lick Creek (2001) Brad Kessler "Hums with electricity... a mesmerising love story." | The End of an Error (2003) Mameve Medwed "Outrageously funny and deliciously wicked - Medwed outdoes herself." | In Summer (2004) Jeremy Jackson "My God, this is good." |
Outside Valentine (2004) Liza Ward "Harrowing, heartfelt and unforgettable." | Daniel Isn't Talking (2006) Marti Leimbach "I adored 'Daniel isn't Talking.' I was riveted, engrossed-all those wonderful things one hopes for when opening a book." | Before (2007) Joseph Hurka "Joe Hurka has given us a beautifully written novel that, rather astonishingly, manages to weave together memory, loss, youth, hope, and evil into a compelling story that spans generations. There are echoes upon echoes in this haunting tale." |
Beautiful Assassin (2008) Michael White "One of our finest novelists today." | The Swimming Pool (2010) Holly LeCraw "Holly Lecraw's The Swimming Pool is a complex, astonishingly well-crafted, and completely compelling debut." | Room (2010) Emma Donoghue "I loved Room. Such incredible imagination, and dazzling use of language. It's unlike anything I've read before." |
Before I Go To Sleep (2011) S J Watson "Brilliant in its pacing, profound in its central question, suspenseful on every page - and satisfying in its thriller ending." | The Hanging Judge (2013) Michael Ponsor "That rare gem: a cracking court procedural with authentic characters and beautiful prose." | Fill the Sky (2016) Katherine Sherbrooke "Richly imagined and beautifully rendered, this is a deeply moving novel." |
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