Jessica Shattuck
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University,
Columbia University
Notable worksThe Hazards of Good Breeding, The Women in the Castle

Jessica Shattuck is an American author. Her debut novel, The Hazards of Good Breeding, was a finalist for the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award [1] and a New York Times notable book, both in 2003.[2] She subsequently published the novel Perfect Life, in 2009.[3] Her third novel, The Women in the Castle (2017), became a New York Times best seller.[4]

Life

Shattuck graduated from Harvard University in 1994,[3][5] and received her MFA from Columbia University in 2001.[6]

Works

  • The Hazards of Good Breeding, New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. ISBN 9780393324839, OCLC 55803690
  • Perfect Life: A Novel, New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. ISBN 9780393304596, OCLC 709592813
  • The Women in the Castle, London: Zaffre, 2017. ISBN 9781785763625, OCLC 1063653390

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Shattuck". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Notable Books". The New York Times. December 7, 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. 1 2 McAlpin, Heller (August 19, 2009). "Beyond the Birds and the Bees, A 'Perfect Life'" (book review). NPR. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Books – Best Sellers – Hardcover Fiction". The New York Times. April 16, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ↑ Marshall, Megan (Winter 2010). "Perfect life: A Novel by Jessica Shattuck '94" (book review). In Radcliffe Magazine, of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. p. 30. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ↑ Shapiro, Rebecca (Summer 2017). "Reading List: New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty". Columbia Magazine. Columbia University. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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