Ann Packer

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born

in Stanford, California, The United States

January 01, 1959

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female

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http://www.annpacker.com/

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Literature & Fiction

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Ann Packer is an American novelist and short story writer, perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed first novel The Dive From Clausen's Pier. She is the recipient of a James Michener Award and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Packer is the daughter of Stanford University law professor Herbert L. Packer and Nancy Packer, a writer and former professor of English and creative writing at Stanford. She is the granddaughter of Alabama congressman, George Huddleston. Her brother, George Packer, is a novelist, journalist, and playwright.

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Average rating: 3.29 · 18,475 ratings · 2,371 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Dive From Clausen's Pier 3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 13,625 ratings — 32 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
	Songs Without Words 2.95 of 5 stars 2.95 avg rating — 3,247 ratings — published 2007 — 20 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
	Swim Back to Me 3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 1,333 ratings — published 2011 — 11 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
	Mendocino: And Other Stories 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 1994 — 5 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
	Crafty Girls' Road Trip 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004	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
	Stitch: Contemporary New Zealand Textile Artists 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Ploughshares Fall 1993 : The Passage of Time by Sue Miller, Janet Desaulniers, Robin Hemley 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	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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“How Much Do We Owe People We Love?”
― Ann Packer

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“It paid barely a living wage, but he stayed with it—gradually and in the end gratefully arriving at the point in life when you understand there are no great changes ahead.”
― Ann Packer

tags: aging, fathers-and-daughters, insightful

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“Such is the lot of the narcissist's child, to inherit her parent's umbrage over the world's indifference.”
― Ann Packer, Swim Back to Me

tags: insightful

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