Jane Hamilton

b. 1957

2 standalone books

Jane Hamilton was raised in Oak Park, Illinois, as the youngest of five children. She earned a degree in English from Carleton College in 1979. Her first published short stories appeared in Harper's Magazine in 1983, and her first novel, The Book of Ruth, was published in 1988. She has also published the novels A Map of the World and The Short History of a Prince, the latter of which was shortlisted for the 1999 Orange Prize. She currently lives in Rochester, Wisconsin.

Born

1957