A. Manette Ansay Explained

A. Manette Ansay
Birth Place:	Lapeer, Michigan, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Cornell University (MFA)
Notable Works:	Vinegar Hill
Spouse:	Jake Smith (m. 1990; divorced)
Children:	1

A. Manette Ansay (born 1964) is an American author.

Ansay was born in Lapeer, Michigan. When she was five, her family moved to Port Washington, Wisconsin, where she graduated from Port Washington High School in 1982.^[1]

Her 1994 novel Vinegar Hill was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in November 1999.^[2] It was adapted as a television film in 2005, starring Mary-Louise Parker and Tom Skerritt.^[3]

She attended Cornell University, graduating with an MFA in 1991.^[4]

Works

Fiction

• Book: . 1994 . Viking . Gene Berry and Jeffrey Campbell Collection (Library of Congress) . 978-0-670-85253-6 . New York, N.Y., U.S.A. ^[5]
• Book: Read This and Tell Me What It Says . 1995 . University of Massachusetts Press . 978-0-87023-988-5 . Amherst. ^[6]
• Book: Sister . 1996 . William Morrow . 978-0-688-14449-4 . New York. ^[7]
• Book: River Angel . 1998 . William Morrow . 978-0-688-15243-7 . New York. ^[8]
• Book: Midnight Champagne . 1999 . Perennial . 978-0-380-729753.
• Book: Blue Water . 2006 . William Morrow . 978-0-688-17287-9 . New York . ocm61758068. ^[9]
• Book: 2009 . Harper . 978-0-06-123996-0 . New York . 262884287. ^[10]

Nonfiction

• Book: Limbo: A Memoir . 2001 . William Morrow . 978-0-688-17286-2 . New York . ocm48044017. ^[11]

Recognitions

• Vinegar Hill was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection November 1999.
• Midnight Champagne was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
• Former resident of the Ragdale Foundation

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.amanetteansay.com/biography/ Biography
2. Web site: Oprah's Book Club: The Complete List . Oprah.com . November 19, 2018 . May 4, 2019 . August 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809232128/http://static.oprah.com/images/o2/201608/201608-obc-complete-list-01a.pdf . live .
3. News: Lowry . Brian . May 20, 2008 . Vinegar Hill . Variety . 2021-02-23 . 2024-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809232051/https://variety.com/2008/tv/reviews/vinegar-hill-1200522209/ . live .
4. Web site: Writer, emeritus professor James McConkey dies at 98 . Aloi . Daniel . October 28, 2019 . Pif Magazine . . 2021-01-31 . 2021-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210206182446/https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/10/writer-emeritus-professor-james-mcconkey-dies-98 . live .
5. Web site: 1994-06-01 . Vinegar Hill . 2024-08-09 . . 2024-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809232055/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a-manette-ansay/vinegar-hill/ . live .
6. Web site: 1995-10-30 . Read This & Tell Me What It Sa by A. Manette Ansay . 2024-08-09 . . 2024-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809232124/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780870239885 . live .
7. Web site: 1996-05-01 . Sister . 2024-08-09 . . 2024-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809232057/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a-manette-ansay/sister/ . live .
8. Web site: 1998-01-15 . River Angel . 2024-08-09 . . 2020-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808110745/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a-manette-ansay/river-angel/ . live .
9. Web site: 2006-03-20 . Blue Water by A. Manette Ansay . 2024-08-09 . . 2024-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809232057/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780688172879 . live .
10. Web site: 2009-06-15 . Good Things I Wish You . 2024-08-09 . . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208174831/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a-manette-ansay/good-things-i-wish-you/ . live .
11. Web site: 2001-07-01 . Limbo . 2024-08-09 . . 2024-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809232155/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a-manette-ansay/limbo-2/ . live .