Marion Winik
Author of First Comes Love
About the Author
Marion Winik is the author of five previous books, including "Telling", "First Comes Love", & "The Lunch-Box Chronicles". She has been a commentator on National Public Radio since 1991, & her essays have appeared in such magazines as "Redbook", "Harper's Bazaar", & "Parenting". She lives in show more Pennsylvania with her husband & children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: John Burlinson
Works by Marion Winik
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- Canonical name
- Marion Winik
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Austin, Texas, USA
Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Occupations
- writer
author
teacher - Awards and honors
- NBCC Service Award (2023)
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- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 445
- Popularity
- #55,082
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 14
- ISBNs
- 35
- Favorited
- 5
Sometimes poignant, sometimes witty, always smartly written. I felt that providing nicknames for the deceased provided a bit more relatability to each - a bit more generality, that they could be stand-ins for anyone with a similarity or relatability that the reader might actually know.
I picked the book up in part because of the title, and expected to find somewhat more about the city. But it was titled more for where the book was written than for where the people lived or stories took place. I found myself trying to figure out where exactly situations happened, which provided another layer of depth to the otherwise succinct snippets of life.… (more)