A. Manette Ansay

A. Manette Ansay
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Lapeer, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materCornell University (MFA)
Notable worksVinegar Hill
SpouseJake Smith (m. 1990; divorced)
Children1

A. Manette Ansay (born 1964) is an American author.

Ansay was born in Lapeer, Michigan. When she was five, her family moved to Port Washington, Wisconsin, where she graduated from Port Washington High School in 1982.[1]

Her 1994 novel Vinegar Hill was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in November 1999.[2] It was adapted as a television film in 2005, starring Mary-Louise Parker and Tom Skerritt.[3]

She attended Cornell University, graduating with an MFA in 1991.[4]

Works

Fiction

  • Vinegar Hill. Gene Berry and Jeffrey Campbell Collection (Library of Congress). New York, N.Y., U.S.A: Viking. 1994. ISBN 978-0-670-85253-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[5]
  • Read This and Tell Me What It Says. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. 1995. ISBN 978-0-87023-988-5.[6]
  • Sister. New York: William Morrow. 1996. ISBN 978-0-688-14449-4.[7]
  • River Angel. New York: William Morrow. 1998. ISBN 978-0-688-15243-7.[8]
  • Midnight Champagne. Perennial. 1999. ISBN 978-0-380-729753.
  • Blue Water. New York: William Morrow. 2006. ISBN 978-0-688-17287-9. OCLC 61758068.[9]
  • Good Things I Wish You. New York: Harper. 2009. ISBN 978-0-06-123996-0. OCLC 262884287.[10]

Nonfiction

Recognitions

References

  1. ^ Biography Archived 2022-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, amanetteansay.com. Accessed February 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Oprah's Book Club: The Complete List" (PDF). Oprah.com. November 19, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Lowry, Brian (May 20, 2008). "Vinegar Hill". Variety. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. ^ Aloi, Daniel (October 28, 2019). "Writer, emeritus professor James McConkey dies at 98". Pif Magazine. Cornell University. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. ^ "Vinegar Hill". Kirkus Reviews. 1994-06-01. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  6. ^ "Read This & Tell Me What It Sa by A. Manette Ansay". Publishers Weekly. 1995-10-30. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  7. ^ "Sister". Kirkus Reviews. 1996-05-01. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  8. ^ "River Angel". Kirkus Reviews. 1998-01-15. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  9. ^ "Blue Water by A. Manette Ansay". Publishers Weekly. 2006-03-20. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  10. ^ "Good Things I Wish You". Kirkus Reviews. 2009-06-15. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  11. ^ "Limbo". Kirkus Reviews. 2001-07-01. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
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