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Debra Monroe

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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Debra Monroe is the author of four books of fiction, two memoirs, a textbook, a collection of essays.

Her first book The Source of Trouble was acclaimed as a “fierce debut” that presents “ever-hopeful lost souls with engaging humor and sympathy” (Kirkus Reviews). Her second book of stories A Wild, Cold State was described by The Boston Globe as “fine and funky, marbled with warmth and romantic confusion, but not a hint of sentimentality.” The Washington Post called her first novel “rangy, thoughtful, ambitious, and widely, wildly knowledgeable.” Shambles was praised by the Texas Observer as “a novel of graceful ease and substance.” Her first memoir On the Outskirts of Normal was published to national acclaim. Her second memoir My Unsentiment ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 491 ratings · 100 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family against the Grain 3.72 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	My Unsentimental Education 4.04 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Source of Trouble 4.02 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Wild, Cold State 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Newfangled: A Novel 3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Shambles: A Novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	It Takes a Worried Woman: Essays 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: An Anthology 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Debra Monroe said: " I am reading this in galley proofs (I write book reviews). It's marvelous. Short stories with scenes so swiftly enacted you're stunned by the end of the story. This book is so human, so real, willing to take the kind of risks that make you cringe wit ...more "

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Debra Monroe liked Lindsay Peyton's review of It Takes a Worried Woman: Essays: "Fantastic book! Monroe explores the power of worry -- and also when worry fails to help. She does not shy away from writing about heavy issues, but there remains a deep joy and a beauty in this collection. "
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The author, while pregnant, is haunted by the thought of her great-grandmother who was a young mother when her husband (the author's great-grandfather) was lynched. The lynching is whispered about in the family, but facts are scant. The author sets o ...more
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I read a review of this and the review made it sound like a complicated rehash of Greek mythology. No! It's a stunningly insightful story about the way family trouble divides and unites us. (No one knows how crazy our family is except the crazy peopl ...more
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