A. Manette Ansay
Encyclopedia
A. Manette Ansay is an American author
, born in Lapeer
, Michigan
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Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, born in Lapeer
Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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Fiction
- Vinegar HillVinegar Hill (novel)Vinegar Hill is a 1994 novel by A. Manette Ansay. It was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in November 1999. It was adapted as a TV movie in 2005, starring Mary-Louise Parker and Tom Skerritt.-Plot introduction:...
(1994) - Read This and Tell Me What It Says (1995)
- Sister (1996)
- River Angel (1998)
- Midnight Champagne (1999)
- Blue Water (2006)
- The Good Things I Wish You (2009)
Awards and other recognitions
- Vinegar HillVinegar Hill (novel)Vinegar Hill is a 1994 novel by A. Manette Ansay. It was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in November 1999. It was adapted as a TV movie in 2005, starring Mary-Louise Parker and Tom Skerritt.-Plot introduction:...
was chosen as an Oprah's Book ClubOprah's Book ClubOprah's Book Club was a book discussion club segment of the American talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, highlighting books chosen by host Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey started the book club in 1996, selecting a new novel for viewers to read and discuss each month. The Club ended its 15-year run, along with...
selection November 1999. - Midnight Champagne was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardNational Book Critics Circle AwardThe National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English....
. - former resident of the Ragdale FoundationRagdaleRagdale is the summer retreat of Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, located in Lake Forest, Illinois. It is also the home of the Ragdale Foundation...