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Anne Rivers Siddons (1936–2019)

Author of The House Next Door

35+ Works 12,295 Members 292 Reviews 48 Favorited

About the Author

Novelist Anne Rivers Siddons was born in Fairburn, Georgia in 1936. She studied at Auburn University in Alabama and Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. Siddons was an editor and columnist for the Auburn Plainsman, senior editor for Atlanta magazine and worked in advertising. Her treatment of the show more South in her novels often earns comparisons to Margaret Mitchell. One of her books, Peachtree Road, won her Georgia author of the year honors (1988). Her novels include: Sweetwater Creek, Off Season and Burnt Mountain. In 2014 her title, The Girls of August, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Anne Rivers Siddons

The House Next Door (1978) 1,148 copies
Colony (1992) 905 copies
Sweetwater Creek (2005) 845 copies
Outer Banks (1991) 842 copies
Up Island (1997) 834 copies
Off Season (2008) 824 copies
Peachtree Road (1991) 783 copies
Low Country (1998) 726 copies
Islands (2004) 683 copies
Nora, Nora (2000) 615 copies
Burnt Mountain (2011) 551 copies
Downtown (1994) 549 copies
Hill Towns (1993) 538 copies
Fault Lines (1995) 524 copies
The Girls of August (2014) 419 copies

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Canonical name
Siddons, Anne Rivers
Birthdate
1936-01-09
Date of death
2019-09-11
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Fairburn, Georgia, USA
Place of death
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Education
Auburn University
Occupations
novelist
Awards and honors
Georgia Writers Hall of Fame

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The first time I picked up this book, I put it down after about 20 pages because I just couldn't get into it. Some months later, I picked it up again, started reading it and was so sucked into the story that I was sad to see the book end. I absolutely loved this book.
 
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thatnerd | 15 other reviews | Mar 2, 2024 |
Unusual story. Better than I predictedGoodreads review:.Their lives would never be the same.Colquitt and Walter Kennedy enjoyed a life of lazy weekends, gathering with the neighbors on their quiet, manicured street and sipping drinks on their patios. But when construction of a beautiful new home begins in the empty lot next door, their easy friendship and relaxed get-togethers are marred by strange accidents and inexplicable happenings.Though Colquitt's rational mind balks at the idea of a "haunted" house, she cannot ignore the tragedies associated with it. It is as if the house preys on its inhabitants' weaknesses and slowly destroys the goodness in them -- ultimately driving them to disgrace, madness and even death.… (more)
 
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bentstoker | 44 other reviews | Jan 26, 2024 |
Touching love story between Cam and Lilly.
 
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bentstoker | Jan 26, 2024 |
Trip thru Italy helps couple find themselves after wife gets over agoraphobia.
 
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Works
35
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Members
12,295
Popularity
#1,903
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
292
ISBNs
467
Languages
14
Favorited
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