Luanne Rice
Author of Sandcastles
About the Author
Novelist Luanne Rice was born in Old Lyme, Connecticut on September 25, 1955. She has written over twenty books and her stories, such as Home Fires and Cloud Nine, depict average people in emotionally complex situations. Many of her novels have been adapted into TV movies including Crazy in Love show more (1992) which starred Holly Hunter, Bill Pullman and Gena Rowlands, and Blue Moon (1999) which starred Sharon Lawrence, Kim Hunter and Richard Kiley. She currently splits her time between New York City and Old Lyme, Connecticut. (Bowker Author Biography) Luanne Rice is the author of Follow the Stars Home, Cloud Nine, Secrets of Paris, Stone Heart, Angels All over Town, Home Fires, Crazy in Love (made into a TNT Network feature movie), and Blue Moon, which has been made into a CBS television movie. Originally from Connecticut, she now lives in New York City with her husband. (Publisher Provided) Luanne Rice is the author of ten novels, most recently Dream Country, Follow the Stars Home, and Cloud Nine. She lives in New York City and Old Lyme, Connecticut, with her husband. (Publisher Provided) show less
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Series
Works by Luanne Rice
Incontro alle stelle 1 copy
The Great Alone 1 copy
In Sickness & In Health 1 copy
Luanne Rice Set (4 Paperback Books): Safe Harbor Sandcastles Beach Girls What Matters Most (2000) 1 copy
Four Winds 1 copy
Associated Works
What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-one Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most (2013) — Contributor — 93 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Watchman • Whispering Wind • Tell No One • Summer Light (2001) 11 copies
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Visitor / Winter Solstice / The White House Connection / Follow the… (2001) 4 copies
Reader's Digest: 24 horas / À primeira vista / Cidade em chamas / O observatório — Contributor — 3 copies
Livros Condensados: O voo das águias | Primeiro prémio | Assassino a soldo | Sétimo céu (1999) 3 copies
Livros Condensados: O Testamento | Navegando Pelas Estrelas | O Rapto | A Casa Misteriosa (2001) 3 copies
Reader's Digest Auswahlbucher 239 : Zeitzünder. Wo das Meer den Himmel. Der Goldschmied. Der Flug der Adler. (2001) 2 copies
Het Beste Boek 232: Het Madagascar debacle / Tijdelijk toerekeningsvatbaar / Pompeiï / Zomerlicht — Author — 2 copies
Livros Condensados: Zona de exclusão | Siga as estrelas | Lua errante | O filho de Eddie (2001) — Author — 2 copies
Válogatott könyvek 15. Ken Follett - Az Éden Kalapácsa; Luanne Rice - Hetedik Mennyország; Michael Palmer -… (2000) 2 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions: You Belong to Me • Archangel • Cloud Nine • “N” is for Noose (1999) 1 copy
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: Gallows Thief / Safe Harbour / Without Fail / On the Street Where You Live (2003) 1 copy
Solo; Wacht op mij; Het lied van de lijster; Achter de witte horizon — Author — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1955-09-25
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Britain, Connecticut, USA
- Places of residence
- New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Paris, France - Education
- Connecticut College (BHL)
St. Joseph College, West Hartford (DHL) - Occupations
- maid
researcher
environmentalist
domestic violence advocate
novelist
writer - Awards and honors
- Connecticut Governor's Arts Award in the Literary Arts (2014)
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Reviews
Last Day by Luanne Rice
This is the story of a mother & two daughters who were bound and gagged during a museum robbery. The mother died and the daughters struggled for years. Mysteriously, one of the daughters is murdered, again in an apparent art theft. The first half of the book seemed solid, then it seemed to fall apart with the introduction of more characters (that we didn't care about) and some strange voices from the bardo. By the time I got to the end, I didn't care! This was a free Kindle of the month read from 2019. 413 pages… (more)
½
This is an excellent book with a strong female character and well written. It show the ugly side of wealth, power, and politics. Luanne Rice is an excellent writer and I have enjoyed many of her books.
I haven't read one of Rice's books since 2008 ---what have I missed??? I really enjoyed this thriller sort of book---lots of twists and turns. The power of money and greed, as usual, can be manipulated in enormous numbers of story variations and this one had a likable main character in the form of Claire. One can hope that the "good guys" can win in real life situations that make the news these days, too! As usual, life is often more incredible than what happens in a book.
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Statistics
- Works
- 58
- Also by
- 30
- Members
- 13,391
- Popularity
- #1,739
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 296
- ISBNs
- 575
- Languages
- 13
- Favorited
- 25
