Acts of God A Novel

When Tess Winterstone returns to her suburban childhood home after almost 30 years to attend a high school reunion, memories flood back, firmly shut doors open, and the betrayal by her father decades earlier comes to rest. Masterfully weaving the complexities of familial love and rosy 1950s suburban life with the dark underside of such a reality, Mary Morris moving portrays a woman coming to terms with her past and, ultimately, herself. AUTHORBIO: Mary Morris is an award-winning author, whose books include the novels House Arrest and The Night Sky; the travel memoirs Angels & Aliens and Nothing to Declare; and the story collection The Lifeguard. She teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter.

Mary Morris is a recipient of the Rome Prize for Literature and teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is also author of the novels House Arrest and The Night Sky and the travel memoirs Angels & Aliens and Nothing to Declare. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter.

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