Jessica Shattuck is an American author. Her debut novel, The Hazards of Good Breeding, was a finalist for the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award [1] and a New York Times notable book, both in 2003.[2] She subsequently published the novel Perfect Life, in 2009.[3] Her third novel, The Women in the Castle (2017), became a New York Times best seller.[4]

Jessica Shattuck
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University,
Columbia University
Notable worksThe Hazards of Good Breeding, The Women in the Castle

Life

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Shattuck graduated from Harvard University in 1994,[3][5] and received her MFA from Columbia University in 2001.[6]

Works

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  • The Hazards of Good Breeding, New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. ISBN 9780393324839, OCLC 55803690
  • Perfect Life: A Novel, New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. ISBN 9780393304596, OCLC 709592813
  • The Women in the Castle, London: Zaffre, 2017. ISBN 9781785763625, OCLC 1063653390
  • Last House. New York: William Morrow. 2024. ISBN 978-0-06-297989-6. [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Jessica Shattuck". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Notable Books". The New York Times. December 7, 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ a b McAlpin, Heller (August 19, 2009). "Beyond the Birds and the Bees, A 'Perfect Life'" (book review). NPR. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Books – Best Sellers – Hardcover Fiction". The New York Times. April 16, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ^ Marshall, Megan (Winter 2010). "Perfect life: A Novel by Jessica Shattuck '94" (book review). In Radcliffe Magazine, of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. p. 30. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ Shapiro, Rebecca (Summer 2017). "Reading List: New and noteworthy releases from alumni and faculty". Columbia Magazine. Columbia University. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Christensen, Kate (2024-05-11). "A Family Saga That Stays Calm Through Tumultuous Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
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