Wally Lamb





Wally Lamb

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born
October 17, 1950

gender
male

place of birth
The United States

genre
Literature & Fiction


about this author

Wally Lamb (born 17 October 1950) is the author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True. Both were featured as selections of Oprah's Book Club. Lamb is the recipient of the 1998 Governor’s Arts Award, State of Connecticut, a past recipient of the NEA grant for fiction and is a Missouri Review William Peden fiction prize winner.

He was the director of the Writing Center at the Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, Connecticut from 1989-1998, and is currently an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Connecticut’s English Department. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Education from the University of Connecticut and an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College. Lamb lives in Mansfield, Connecticut with his wif...more




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avg rating: 3.85 | 65,027 ratings | 7,843 reviews | 7 distinct works | 145 fans
She's Come Undone She's Come Undone
by Wally Lamb
avg rating 3.72 — 33,390 ratings — published 1992
31 editions
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I Know This Much Is True I Know This Much Is True
by Wally Lamb
avg rating 4.14 — 19,466 ratings — published 1998
29 editions
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The Hour I First Believed: A N... The Hour I First Believed: A Novel
by Wally Lamb
avg rating 3.67 — 4,789 ratings — published 2008
11 editions
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Couldn't Keep It to Myself:  W... Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution
by Wally Lamb
avg rating 3.99 — 1,339 ratings — published 2003
4 editions
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I'll Fly Away: Further Testimo... I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison
by Wally Lamb
avg rating 3.73 — 222 ratings — published 2007
3 editions
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I'll Fly Away I'll Fly Away
by Wally Lamb
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007
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O Dio Mio: A Christmas Story O Dio Mio: A Christmas Story
by Wally Lamb
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009
3 editions
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"Love is like breathing, you take it in and let it out."
Wally Lamb (She's Come Undone)
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"It was a matter of perspective, I began to see.
The whole world was crazy; I'd flattered myself by assuming I was a semifinalist."
-- Dolores Price"
Wally Lamb (She's Come Undone)
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"Life seemed nearest to acceptable at four a.m."
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