Melinda Haynes
Melinda Haynes | |
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| Born | December 3, 1955 Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Southern Gothic |
| Literary movement | Modernism, stream of consciousness |
| Notable works | Mother of Pearl, Chalktown (2001), Willem's Field (2003) |
Melinda Haynes (born 1955) is an American novelist. She grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. For much of her adult life she was a painter. In 1999, she wrote her first published novel, Mother of Pearl, while living in a mobile home in Grand Bay, Alabama.[1] Melinda Haynes currently resides in Mobile, Alabama with her husband, Ray. Her writing is intimately connected with the Mississippi of the 1950s and the 1960s.
Works[]
In June 1999, Haynes' first novel, Mother of Pearl (1999, ISBN 0-7868-6485-0, hardcover) was chosen to be a member of Oprah's Book Club. The novel also was a New York Times' Best Seller.
Her second novel Chalktown (May 2, 2001, ISBN 0-7862-3356-7, hardcover) was published by Hyperion Books in Hardback (317 pp) and Paperback (368 pp).
Haynes's third book is titled, Willem's Field (2003, ISBN 0-7432-3849-4). Willem's Field is a 432-page print hardback and paperback book.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-09-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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