Mary McGarry Morris



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Mary McGarry Morris

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born
February 10, 1943 in Meriden, CT, The United States

gender
female

genre
Literature & Fiction, Short Stories


About this author

As the author of several novels, Mary McGarry Morris has received considerable attention from critics and readers, as well as from prestigious awards panels.
Her books are noted for their depictions of mentally and emotionally impaired individuals who have difficulty coping with an inhospitable world.
As New York Times Book Review contributor Alice McDermott put it, “Morris does not devise plots, but traps: steel-toothed, inescapable traps of circumstance and personality against which her characters struggle... and then fail.” Ultimately, Morris suggests that these individuals are incapable of surviving their surroundings.
Her books typically conclude with violent murders, death apparently being all that is left for characters who have exha...more


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Average rating: 3.45 · 2,089 ratings · 373 reviews · 22 distinct works
The Lost Mother
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions
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A Dangerous Woman
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions
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Fiona Range
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions
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Light from a Distant Star: ...
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
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The Last Secret: A Novel
3.07 of 5 stars 3.07 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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A Hole in the Universe
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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Vanished
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions
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Songs in Ordinary Time
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 7,034 ratings — published 1995 — 14 editions
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2012
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