Margaret Davis

BIOGRAPHY

Sociologist Margaret R. Davis has first-hand knowledge of the joys and disappointments of her characters in THE MIRANDA AFFAIR and STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.

She has worked in a number of environments—from law firms and universities to giant steel and power companies, experiencing the frustration of rejection but also the triumph of promotion, and the often competing pulls of work and personal life.

Margaret received a doctorate in Sociology from Stanford University, specializing in sociology of the family and of formal organizations. Shortly after graduating, her book FAMILIES IN A WORKING WORLD (Praeger, 1982) was published. After several years in government-sponsored research, she became an internal consultant in a large San Francisco firm where she was promoted to director of their Management Consulting Section. There, she wrote a second book, A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ORGANIZATION DESIGN (coauthored with David Weckler, Crisp Publications, 1995).

Margaret R. Davis's first work of fiction, STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE (Kelso Books, 2009), tells the story of a young lesbian juggling work, love and motherhood while her ambitious partner focuses on her career.

Her new novel, THE MIRANDA AFFAIR (Sand Hill Review Press, 2017), is a light-hearted yet serious depiction of the political shenanigans that take place as women and men in a large corporation struggle to climb the corporate ladder. It is set in San Francisco in the year of the devastating 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Several of Margaret’s short stories have been published in The Sand Hill Review Press and in The Fault Zone Anthology.

Margaret is a member of the California Writers Club, and served on the board of the San Francisco Peninsula Branch for many years.

Her next writing project is memoirs of her happy life!

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Praise for THE MIRANDA AFFAIR by Margaret R. Davis

"I totally identified with The Miranda Affair as Margaret Davis so accurately portrayed the environment in corporate America in the 1980's. Her detailed examination, not just from business but of society as well, is perfectly drawn. Her highly professional background serves her well …" Geri Spieler

"I loved The Miranda Affair ! I couldn’t put it down. A most enjoyable read. A love story, work struggle and a lot of real historical reality." Carol Robinson

"Margaret Davis’s mastery chooses a sociopolitical theme current in our society." Winifred McCaffrey

"A riveting story about women in the workplace—a novel for our times. Such a amazing time in history for Margaret Davis to have written The Miranda Affair, a novel about…..women in the workplace in the late 80s. …..If you want insight into what is going on today and where it all began, don’t miss this complex, yet smoothly plotted book. Its vivid characters, male and female, come alive on the page! The choice of setting—1989 in San Francisco (think: earthquake, metaphor and literal) is significant….These dilemmas and metaphors will haunt you after you finish the novel…Highly recommended for both men and women." Elise Frances Miller

"Margaret Davis is a master storyteller who artfully weaves characters into the story." Ncr

"Author Margaret Davis is a champion story teller….With a light touch of humor she creates a win for Katie Carlisle as a familiar office drama threatens her core values." Diane J. Warner

"Workplace dynamics turn lives upside down as women and men struggle to climb the corporate ladder. Competing for promotions, fighting off harassment and discrimination, keeping personal relationships alive—how does one find happiness? I was so engrossed reading The Miranda Affair that I forgot to get off the train." Teresa LeYung Ryan, novelist, playwright, theme consultant