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She changed her name to lionel at the age of 15 because she wanted to distance herself from the girl with the pink ribbons in her hair, who married her highschool sweetheart and became an applecheeked housewife that she felt was implied by the name margaret ann and the expectations of her family. A perfectly good family lionel shriver united states english fiction american fiction families north carolina sibling rivalry inheritance and succession brothers and sisters. May 30, 2010 lionel shrivers novels include the new york times bestseller the postbirthday world and the international bestseller we need to talk about kevin, which won the 2005 orange prize and has now sold over a million copies worldwide. Her journalism has appeared in the guardian, the new york times, the. She is best known for her novel we need to talk about kevin, which won the orange prize for fiction in 2005 and was adapted into the 2011 film of the same name, starring tilda swinton. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Her journalism has appeared in the guardian, the new york times, the wall street journal, and many other publications. See all books authored by lionel shriver, including we need to talk about kevin, and the mandibles. Buy a perfectly good family by lionel shriver from amazons fiction books store. Following the death of her worthy liberal parents, corlis mccrea moves back into her familys grand reconstruction mansi. And a perfectly good family imagines what it might have been like if.
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Books by lionel shriver authors like lionel shriver. Sep, 2016 lionel shriver is the author of we need to talk about kevin, the winner of the 2005 orange prize. She was born on 18 may 1957, in gastonia, north carolina, united states. Earlier books include double fault, a perfectly good family, and checker and the derailleurs. With a new book, big brother, the author behind we need to talk about. Lionel shriver has 45 books on goodreads with 450488 ratings. A perfectly good family audiobook by lionel shriver. A perfectly good family audiobook lionel shriver audible. At age 15, she changed her name from margaret ann to lionel because she did not like the name she had been given, and as a tomboy felt a conventionally male name more appropriate. A perfectly good family by lionel shriver goodreads.
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