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A skillful, balanced biography, the first on its elusive subject and written without her cooperation, treats the life of the venerated Southern writer, from her Mississippi childhood to the present, and its relationship to her work. 25,000 first printing.
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"A judicious account, written against the odds...[Eudora Welty] is lucky that Ann Waldron is her first biographer."
--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A biography of admirable and considerable detail...engaging and well researched."
--Chicago Tribune "Waldron paints an appealing portrait of this shy, yet gifted storyteller."
--The Christian Science Monitor "Rich in detail and anecdote, this is an elegant and worthwhile book about an amiable woman who has become one of America's greatest writers."
--The Tampa Tribune "Fans of Eudora Welty should not miss this."
--The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) "A lively chronicle....Waldron draws persuasive conclusions about Welty's secrets."
--The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) "Adds dimension and context to Welty's carefully protected image....By the end of Waldron's carefully researched treatise, Welty emerges even more of a heroine, even more beloved than she was before."
--The Miami Herald "Truly impressive....At last, a solid foundation is in place."
--Trenton Times "Evenhanded and respectful....A good introduction to one of our greatest living writers."
--Houston Chronicle
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--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A biography of admirable and considerable detail...engaging and well researched."
--Chicago Tribune "Waldron paints an appealing portrait of this shy, yet gifted storyteller."
--The Christian Science Monitor "Rich in detail and anecdote, this is an elegant and worthwhile book about an amiable woman who has become one of America's greatest writers."
--The Tampa Tribune "Fans of Eudora Welty should not miss this."
--The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) "A lively chronicle....Waldron draws persuasive conclusions about Welty's secrets."
--The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) "Adds dimension and context to Welty's carefully protected image....By the end of Waldron's carefully researched treatise, Welty emerges even more of a heroine, even more beloved than she was before."
--The Miami Herald "Truly impressive....At last, a solid foundation is in place."
--Trenton Times "Evenhanded and respectful....A good introduction to one of our greatest living writers."
--Houston Chronicle
Ann Waldron is the author of two critically acclaimed Southern biographies, Close Connections: Caroline Gordon and the Southern Renaissance and Hodding Carter. She has been a reporter and columnist for the Miami Herald, St. Petersburg Times, and Atlanta Constitution, as well as book editor at the Houston Chronicle. She is also the author of seven books for children.
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- PublisherBantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0385476477
- ISBN 13 9780385476478
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages398
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