Kathryn Harrison, author portrait
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Kathryn Harrison

Kathryn Harrison has written the novels Thicker Than Water, Exposure, Poison, The Binding Chair, The Seal Wife, Envy, and Enchantments. Her autobiographical work includes The Kiss, Seeking Rapture, The Road to Santiago, The Mother Knot, and True Crimes. She has written two biographies, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and Joan of Arc, and a book of true crime, While They Slept. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, the novelist Colin Harrison.
On Sunset
True Crimes
Joan of Arc
Enchantments
Poison
The Binding Chair; or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society
The Kiss
While They Slept
Thicker Than Water
Envy
Exposure
The Mother Knot
Seeking Rapture
Saint Therese of Lisieux
The Seal Wife

Books

On Sunset
True Crimes
Joan of Arc
Enchantments
Poison
The Binding Chair; or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society
The Kiss
While They Slept
Thicker Than Water
Envy
Exposure
The Mother Knot
Seeking Rapture
Saint Therese of Lisieux
The Seal Wife

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