Eleanor Brown

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Eleanor Brown
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Born1973
Washington, D.C.
OccupationWriter
EducationM.A. in Literature
Genre Literary fiction
Historical fiction
Women's fiction
Notable worksThe Weird Sisters
The Light of Paris
Partner J. C. Hutchins
Website
eleanor-brown.com

Eleanor Brown (born 1973) is an American novelist, anthologist, editor, teacher, and speaker. She is the New York Times and international bestselling author of novels The Weird Sisters and The Light of Paris. [1]

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Brown was born in Washington, D.C., and is the youngest of three sisters. She has lived in Minnesota, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Florida, and England. She resides with her partner J. C. Hutchins in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. [2] [3] Brown teaches writing workshops and conferences nationwide, including for The Writers' Table and Lighthouse Writers workshops in Colorado. Brown also participates in CrossFit and is a contributor for CrossFit Journal. [4]

Novels

Eleanor Brown's first novel, The Weird Sisters, tells the story of the three Andreas sisters who have widely different personalities. They reunite at their home in the rural town of Barnwell, Ohio, after their mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. Their father, an English professor with a passion for all things William Shakespeare named his three daughters after Shakespeare heroines: Rosalind (aka Rose), Cordelia (aka Cordy), and Bianca (aka Bean). [5] The novel's title, The Weird Sisters, alludes to the three witches (often referred to as "the weird sisters") that serve as the introduction to the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth. [6] [7] Brown's debut novel is written in the first-person collective through the perspectives of each of the Andreas sisters. [2]

Like The Weird Sisters, Brown's follow-up novel, The Light of Paris, explores themes like success, failure, and identity. The Light of Paris is about a woman named Madeleine in the 1990s discovering the secrets of "the stodgy grandmother she barely knew" and the exciting life she lived in Paris during the 1920s. The story shifts between the experiences of Madeleine in her present life and those of her grandmother Margie from the past. [3]

Bibliography

Novels


Anthology

Nonfiction

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References

  1. ↑ "Eleanor Brown | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  2. 1 2 "No Eye of Newt Here: PW Talks with Eleanor Brown". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  3. 1 2 "Colorado author Eleanor Brown writes to connect in "The Light of Paris" – The Denver Post" . Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  4. ↑ "About Eleanor". Eleanor Brown. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  5. ↑ Haven, Tom De (2011-04-22). "Book Review - The Weird Sisters - By Eleanor Brown". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  6. ↑ Maslin, Janet (2011-01-16). "Eleanor Brown's 'Weird Sisters' - Review". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  7. ↑ "Interview with author Eleanor Brown". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  8. ↑ Egan, Elisabeth (2022-07-12). "Nine People Under One Roof for Two Weeks? Have Fun!". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  9. ↑ "The book "Any Other Family," by a Highlands Ranch author, looks at complexities of adoption". The Denver Post. 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  10. ↑ "Eleanor Brown's 'Any Other Family' takes a fresh look at adoption". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  11. ↑ Brown, Eleanor (2013-11-28). WOD motivation : to stay mentally tough. ISBN   9781440570612. OCLC   863127604.
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