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Hillary Jordan grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. She received her BA in English and Political Science from Wellesley College and spent fifteen years working as an advertising copywriter before starting to write fiction. She got her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University.

Hillary is the author of two novels, both from Algonquin Books: MUDBOUND, published in 2008, and WHEN SHE WOKE, forthcoming October 4, 2011.

MUDBOUND won the 2006 Bellwether Prize for Fiction, founded by Barbara Kingsolver and awarded biennially to a debut novel that addresses issues of social justice. It also won an Alex Award from the American Library Association and was long-listed for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize. It was the NAIBA Fiction Book of the Year for 2...more



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Average rating: 3.90 · 34,762 ratings · 5,865 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
Mudbound
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 23,848 ratings — published 2008 — 29 editions
When She Woke
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10,864 ratings — published 2011 — 18 editions
Aftermirth
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions

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Mudbound (Literature & Fiction)
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Description: A story of forbidden love, betrayal and murder set on a farm in the Mississippi Delta just after World War II
Running the Rift
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“What we can't speak, we say in silence.”
Hillary Jordan, Mudbound

“That's what it is to love someone: to give whatever you can while taking what you must.”
Hillary Jordan, Mudbound

“You don't have to stop thinking and asking questions to believe in God, child. If He'd wanted a flock of eight billion sheep, He wouldn't have given us opposable thumbs, much less free will.”
Hillary Jordan, When She Woke

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Sharon Thurner Hillary,

Would you consider calling in to a book club? We have a book club that has about 22 members. When speaking with authors, we combine our group with another book club giving us about 33 members. We would love to discuss Mudbound with you in the upcoming year if that is something that you would consider. We are located in Charlotte, NC.

Thanks,

Sharon



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