Alphabet Authors ~ L is for Lamb

I found this idea on Simon's blog @ Stuck in a Book. He picks an author for each letter of the alphabet, sharing which of their books he's read, which I ones he owns, how he came across them etc.

This was a tough letter to choose from I really love Mary Lawson but I read more books by Wally Lamb. Maybe one day, Mary Lawson will write more books and I can put together a list of hers, as well.

I got to know Wally Lamb with my Dutch book club, we read "She's Come Undone" and were wondering what the German and Dutch translations were (this was before you could look up everything on the internet). Anyway, we were quite surprised to find the titles that both meant something like Music of the Whales.

- "The Hour I First Believed" - 2008 
- "I Know This Much is True" - 1998
- "I'll Take You There" - 2016
- "She's Come Undone" - 1997
- "We are Water" - 2013
- "Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story" - 2009

But I just had to carry on reading his books, they are all fantastic.

Facts about Wally Lamb:
Born    October 17, 1950 in Norwich, Connecticut, US

He is married to Christine and they have three sons: Teddy, Jared and Justin

He grew up with older sisters and he claims, that's why he can write both male and female voices, which he does beautifully.

He is a University professor for English and has done a lot of prison work.

He received several prizes for his works of fiction and non-fiction.

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This is part of an ongoing series where I will write about a different author for each letter of the alphabet. You can see them all here.