Alice McDermott

Alice McDermott is the author of, among other books, Absolution and Charming Billy. Her tenth novel, Herself, Of Course, will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2027.
 

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Fanny’s Story

"And yet, to recall Fanny’s past now, in her own bright present, here in her pretty, pastel condo by the sea, was to acknowledge, surely, that time heals."
By Alice McDermott
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Desired Things

Twice on this trip home to Virginia, Douglas had drifted toward a wrong exit and now she had the wheel. She suspected he was more hung over than he admitted.
By Alice McDermott
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