Mary Gordon, author portrait
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Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon is the author of nine novels, including Final Payments, The Love of My Youth, Pearl, and There Your Heart Lies; seven works of nonfiction, including the memoirs Circling My Mother and The Shadow Man; and three collections of short fiction, including The Stories of Mary Gordon, which was awarded the Story Prize. She teaches at Barnard College and lives in New York City.
Payback
There Your Heart Lies
Salsa
The Liar's Wife
The Love of My Youth
Reading Jesus
Circling My Mother
Joan of Arc
The Stories of Mary Gordon
Final Payments
Pearl
The Shadow Man
The Company of Women

Books

Payback
There Your Heart Lies
Salsa
The Liar's Wife
The Love of My Youth
Reading Jesus
Circling My Mother
Joan of Arc
The Stories of Mary Gordon
Final Payments
Pearl
The Shadow Man
The Company of Women

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