
Mrs. Nixon
A Novelist Imagines a Life
Paperback
Other Editions of This Title:
Hardcover (11/15/2011)
MP3 CD (11/15/2011)
Compact Disc (11/15/2011)
Description
Praise For Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life…
“Beattie gives us tantalizing glimpses of Mrs. Nixon, and a fully realized account of fiction, fiction writing, and the fiction writer.”—The Boston Globe
“Irresistible.”—The San Francisco Chronicle
“Strikingly original…Both timely and unique: a postmodern take on Nixon’s life that blurs fact and fiction.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Beattie captures something familiar in Pat, making us care about her.” —Barbara Liss, The Houston Chronicle
“A fascinating look at the writer in her workshop.”—Alan Cheuse, NPR’s “All Things Considered”
“Beattie writes insightfully and with contagious excitement of the artistic process and offers remarkable analysis of the world’s literary greats…Her respect for them is a beautiful thing to behold.”—M.E. Collins, Chicago Sun-Times
Scribner Book Company, 9781439168721, 282pp.
Publication Date: November 13, 2012