Brunonia Barry
Author of The Lace Reader
About the Author
Author Brunonia Barry was born in Massachusetts. She studied literature and creative writing at Green Mountain College in Vermont and at the University of New Hampshire before working in Chicago on promotional campaigns for theater and co-founding Smart Games. She wrote for the tween series Beacon show more Street Girls and penned the international and New York Times bestelling novel The Lace Reader. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Martha Everson
Series
Works by Brunonia Barry
the map of true places 1 copy
Associated Works
Author in Progress: A No-Holds-Barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published (2016) — Contributor — 64 copies, 1 review
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1950
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
- Birthplace
- Salem, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
Dublin, Ireland
Chicago, Illinois, USA
New York, New York, USA
California, USA - Education
- Green Mountain College
University of New Hampshire - Occupations
- writer
- Organizations
- Portland Stage Company
- Agent
- Rebecca Oliver
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Reviews
this book was wonderful. It was a perfect fit for my unsatisfied cravings for ocean and waves (it takes place in and off the coast of Salem) and it made the location a character, which is always something I love.
It's not a happy book, though. But the telling is so subtle and compelling, the tragedy is skillfully tatted, deeply felt, and completely unexpected
It's not a happy book, though. But the telling is so subtle and compelling, the tragedy is skillfully tatted, deeply felt, and completely unexpected
It was a satisfying mystery set in present-day Salem, with references to past mysteries! I highly recommend all the books in this series.
I love this author! It is unfortunate that she so seldom publishes books. This story has so many facets... some topics that are in the book:
mental illness, doctor-patient relationships, poisoning witchcraft, celestial navigation, suicide, murder, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, infidelity, same-sex marriage, stalking, New England history, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, mistaken identity...
All these topics are covered in-depth and are integral parts of the story. I admire the research that the author has obviously done in preparation for writing an excellent story. In fact, I think that is why she has only published three books in the last 10 years.
I recommend this and her book "The Lace Reader". This is the second installment in the series, but they can be read as stand-alone novels.… (more)
mental illness, doctor-patient relationships, poisoning witchcraft, celestial navigation, suicide, murder, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, infidelity, same-sex marriage, stalking, New England history, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, mistaken identity...
All these topics are covered in-depth and are integral parts of the story. I admire the research that the author has obviously done in preparation for writing an excellent story. In fact, I think that is why she has only published three books in the last 10 years.
I recommend this and her book "The Lace Reader". This is the second installment in the series, but they can be read as stand-alone novels.… (more)
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Statistics
- Works
- 5
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 4,797
- Popularity
- #5,236
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 533
- ISBNs
- 85
- Languages
- 11
- Favorited
- 8
It's not a happy book, though. But the telling is so subtle and compelling, the tragedy is skillfully tatted, deeply felt, and completely unexpected