A southern exposure a novel
Main Author: | Adams, Alice, 1926- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
1995.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Physical Description: |
305 p. ; 24 cm. |
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ISBN: |
0679444521 |
Author Notes: |
Adams published her first work of fiction when she was about thirty, and was more than forty-years-old by the time she began making a living solely as a writer. In 1982, in recognition of the twelfth consecutive appearance of her work in "Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards," Adams won a special award for continuing achievement. The only other previous winners were Joyce Carol Oates and John Updike. A New York Times best-selling author, many of Adams's books, among them A Southern Exposure and Almost Perfect, focus on love and on women struggling to find their place in the world. Other works of Adams include the novels Medicine Men, a story that explores the relationship between doctors and their patients, and Superior Women, a compelling tale of five women who come of age during World War II. Now a San Francisco resident, Adams's work has been compared for Southern flavor to that of Flannery O'Connor and for sophistication to F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Bowker Author Biography) |