Ann Packer





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Ann Packer

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January 01, 1959 in Stanford, California, The United States

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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.



Average rating: 3.28 · 15,376 ratings · 2,128 reviews · 6 distinct works
The Dive From Clausen's Pier
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 11,344 ratings — published 2002 — 26 editions
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Songs Without Words
2.94 of 5 stars 2.94 avg rating — 2,841 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions
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Swim Back to Me
3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 891 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions
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Mendocino: And Other Stories
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Crafty Girls' Road Trip
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"Thanks, Dean. I also wrote but apparently never posted a comment to Kim about the thematic material in Songs Without Words and to Jennifer about proce...more "
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"Lynne, thanks--I only just saw this somehow. So glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you may find your way to my others some day. Cheers! Ann "
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