Mary Lawson (novelist)

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Mary Lawson
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Blackwell, Ontario, Canada
Pen nameMary Lawson
OccupationPsychologist, novelist
NationalityCanadian

Mary Lawson (born 1946) is a Canadian novelist.

Biography

Born in southwestern

Kingston-Upon-Thames.[3]

In a book review, T. F. Rigelhof of The Globe and Mail stated: "Within days you'll see people reading Crow Lake in odd places as they take quick breaks from the business of their lives. You'll also hear people say 'I stayed up all night reading this book by Mary Lawson. Mary Lawson, Mary Lawson. Remember the name."[4]

Robert Fulford of the National Post wrote an article about Lawson describing her process towards becoming a novelist. After settling down, she wrote short fiction for women's magazines and then graduated to her first novel.[1] Lawson was in her 50s when she wrote it, and spent years perfecting it. She decided she disliked her first novel and then spent five more years writing until Crow Lake was complete. It took her 3 more years to find a publisher.[5]

On the National Post's Paperback Fiction Best-Sellers list in 2007, Lawson's second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge, took the number-one spot.[1]

An article featuring Mary Lawson was published in the McGill News magazine by Neale Mcdevitt and Daniel Mccabe. After her first novel, the article describes Mary Lawson as surprised by her success: "I really didn't know what I had done right. I didn't know if I could do it again." Her first novel, Crow Lake, was published in 22 countries and landed her a guest appearance on the

New York Times, the Guardian, and many other publications. Her second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge, also did well. She received good reviews from The Independent, and the Toronto Star. This second novel held promise of being on the Maclean magazine's list of Canadian bestsellers.[5]

A Town Called Solace was longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.[6]

Bibliography

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b c Fulford, Robert. "Author uncovers a remote possibility: Lawson Reinvents rural literature for a new century." National Post. 13 February 2007: Print.
  2. ^ Lawson, Mary (16 February 2021). "Mary Lawson: Why I write about the Canadian Shield". Macleans. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ Rear jacket of The Other Side of the Bridge 1st edition, publ. Chatto & Windus.
  4. ^ "The New Face of Fiction". Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Mary Lawson". McGill News. McGill University. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008.
  6. ^ "The 2021 Booker Prize longlist is". The Booker Prizes. 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Mary Lawson", Canadian Books & Authors.
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