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Maryanne Stahl
Stahl reminds us that life-and what one makes of it-is in the details. (Jodi Picou

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PUBLISHED: Aug.05.2003

The Opposite Shore

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 7, 2003 - Hal Jacobs Is it worse to lose your sister or your husband? That's the question Maryanne Stahl poses in The Opposite Shore (New American Library, $12.95 paperback) after a 40-some-thing woman discovers her husband and sister locked in a kiss on her husband's sailboat. Rather than confront William and Anna, Rose moves to a nearby...

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PUBLISHED: Jun.01.2002

Forgive the Moon

From Publishers WeeklyEvery year, Amanda Kincaid vacations on Long Island with her extended family. She's there again this year at the start of Maryanne Stahl's thoughtful novel Forgive the Moon, but things are different: her mother is dead, her husband has stayed at home in Atlanta and her college-age daughter is living with her boyfriend in Boston. Only her 10-year-old son,...

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Maryanne's Latest Blogs

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Jan.28.2008 - 6:27 pm

January 29 is Patry Francis Day!

A seductive psychological thriller about a woman facing the dark truths at the heart of her family

Today we are celebrating the wonderful Patry Francis and the paperback release of her novel, THE LIAR's DIARY. In support of Patry Francis and this remarkable blog initiative,...

Jan.11.2008 - 8:43 pm

working writer or writing worker?

Like most American writers, I have a day job. For most of my adult life that job has been raising my two children, running a household, occasionally selling artwork and teaching...

Comments from Maryanne

Jul.17.2008 - 9:57 am

In response to: Dinner at Chez Panisse with the Coppolas

long live zoetrope

you are very dear to mention me out of the, what is it now, 90,000 Zoetropers? I love that FFC was eating upstairs in...

Jun.27.2008 - 3:50 pm

In response to: Hanging Out With The Dalai Lama

hullo, dalai

I loved your possible dalai lama post, especially the beautiful, lyrical way it ended. hope you win the contest!

Jan.29.2008 - 2:57 pm

In response to: You Shouldn't Buy a Book

The very best writers

The very best writers have mighty hearts. Yes, that is so. Compassion is essential to understanding character--and...

Jan.11.2008 - 6:12 pm

In response to: Writing Before Dawn

prescription

I admire you, your work, your humanity. But mostly, I admire that you are a 'morning' person. Is there some way to...

Jan.09.2008 - 3:20 pm

In response to: Here's To Those of Us Not Quite Famous

hey there

yo, jessica, nice to see you here. I just sent in my app. to this site . hope all is going well for you (sounds as...

About Maryanne

I was born in Brooklyn (wasn't everyone?), lived in Atlanta for 17 years, and now reside betwixt the ghosts and the sea in Savannah, GA. I teach advanced English and Creative Writing at a public (formerly charter) Arts Academy, paint and make folk art,...

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Causes Maryanne Stahl Supports

PEN International, Greenpeace, Invisible Children, NRDC, Amnesty International, Free Tibet