Jane Hamilton

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in Rochester, Wisconsin, The United States

July 13, 1957

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Jane Hamilton lives, works, and writes in an orchard farmhouse in Wisconsin. Her short stories have appeared in Harper's magazine. Her first novel, The Book of Ruth, won the PEN/Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award for best first novel and was a selection of the Oprah Book Club. Her second novel, A Map of the World, was an international bestseller.

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Average rating: 3.65 · 63,308 ratings · 2,593 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors

	A Map of the World 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 28,860 ratings — published 1992 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Ruth 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 28,263 ratings — published 1971 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disobedience 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 1,964 ratings — published 2000 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Madeline Was Young 3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 1,518 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Short History Of A Prince 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 1,076 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Laura Rider's Masterpiece 2.57 of 5 stars 2.57 avg rating — 948 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guardian 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les herbes folles 1.0 of 5 stars 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1988 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Markowitz by Allegra Goodman, Jane Hamilton 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catfantastic IV by Andre Norton (Co-editor/Contributor), Martin H. Greenberg (Co-editor), Jane Hamilton (Contributor) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“She read books quickly and compulsively, paperback after paperback, as if she might drift away without the anchor of the printed page.”
― Jane Hamilton

tags: books

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“It is books that are a key to the wide world; if you can't do anything else, read all that you can.”
― Jane Hamilton

tags: inspirational

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“...you have to learn where your pain is. You have to burrow down and find the wound, and if the burden of it is too terrible to shoulder, you have to shout it out; you have to shout for help... And then finally, the way through grief is grieving.”
― Jane Hamilton

tags: grief, pain

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