Her debut novel, The Whole Wide Beauty, will be published in the US in May by W.W. Norton.
From her Q & A with The Independent:
Choose a favourite author, and say why you like her/himRead the complete interview.
Richard Ford is one of my favourite writers, and I really love Chekhov; he is so kind to all his characters.
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Which fictional character most resembles you?
The cute answer is that I would apsire to be Mrs Dalloway but I probably end up being more like Mrs Pepperpot.
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Who is your hero/heroine from outside literature?
Some of the mums that I know that manage life brilliantly, working and looking after the kids and running a home and staying sane.
--Marshal Zeringue