In a November 2006 interview with The Journal Times, Hamilton talked about her early inspiration for writing novels. Of her writing, novelist Laura Moriarty says: "I like Jane Hamilton for her compassionate portrayals of characters most people would ridicule, and the way her books show the beauty of rural life without romanticizing it." "A Map of the World" is set in Racine County, Wis. Īll of her books are set, at least in part, in Wisconsin. In 2000, Hamilton was named a Notable Wisconsin Author by the Wisconsin Library Association. ![]() This book was also shortlisted for the 1999 Orange Prize. Her third novel, The Short History of a Prince, published in 1998, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1998. In 1994, she published A Map of the World, which was adapted for a film in 1999 and the same year was also an Oprah's Book Club selection. The Book of Ruth was an Oprah's Book Club selection in 1996, and it was the basis for a 2004 television film of the same title. Her first novel, The Book of Ruth, was published in 1988 and won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, Great Lakes College Association New Writers Award, and the Wisconsin Library Association Banta Book Award in 1989. "Aunt Marj's Happy Ending" later appeared in The Best American Short Stories 1984 The publication of "My Own Earth" was soon followed by more success when her short story "Aunt Marj's Happy Ending" was published by Harper's Magazine in December 1983. In 1983, her short story, "My Own Earth" launched her career when an intern pulled it from a slush pile and passed it up to Harper's Magazine editor, Helen Rogan. ĭespite rejection from the graduate programs she applied to, Hamilton kept writing in her spare time. Soon after, she moved to the orchard farmhouse, which allowed her the freedom to write during the off-season for harvesting. It was there that she met her future husband, a partner in the orchard operation. She reports that she stopped to visit a friend's apple orchard in Rochester, Wisconsin. Hamilton was accepted as an intern with Dell Publishing for Children after college and set out for New York with intention of becoming an editor. She graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in 1975. Because she was not a good speller, she did not believe she could be a copy editor or editor either. She won prizes for poetry and short stories throughout high school and college but was always told that being a writer would not be a viable career. Jane Hamilton was born and grew up in Oak Park, Illinois (U.S.), the youngest of five children. Published in Jan 23.Jane Hamilton (born July 13, 1957) is an American novelist. I’m currently working on my fourth thriller which is also set in an exotic location. It’s set on a superyacht in the Caribbean, and it was amazing to be able to escape to sunnier shores! This was the book I wrote during lockdown. The Ex-Husband is my third thriller which is about a former con-artist who finds the roles are reversed when a former victim seeks revenge. Many things sparked the themes for this book including my interest in psychotherapy, and another, my fascination with how well we can ever truly know someone. Marie Langham takes over over her dead friend's life, only to discover that she didn't know her friend, Nina, as well as she thought. ![]() ![]() It is mainly set in the New Forest (an area I love and where I spend a lot of time) and was published in 2020. It made me think about the identities behind uniforms and work personas and became an idea that would later help create my protagonist. The book is rooted in my work experience, but not autobiographical! I realised early on in my flying career, that the moment I changed out of uniform, I became anonymous. It is a psychological thriller about a sociopathic flight attendant, Juliette Price. The Perfect Girlfriend was my first novel, released March 2018. Now that they are a little older, I've begun travelling again (as and when it's possible) and enjoy exploring places through their fresh eyes. In 2006, my husband and I put down roots in Hampshire and four years ago, I gave up flying to raise our three sons and concentrate on my writing. I caught the travel bug after an early childhood spent abroad (Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Belgium and Italy) and have worked as cabin crew for a major airline.
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