Margins
1981
First Published
4.06
Average Rating
224
Number of Pages
A novel about a madcap Midwestern family living under eccentric protection of a singular father—a band of clever survivors who ultimately find a way of staying happy in a world gone crazy.
Avg Rating
4.06
Number of Ratings
126
5 STARS
37%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
18%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
1%
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Author

Mary Robison
Mary Robison
Author · 10 books
Mary Robison is an American short story writer and novelist. She has published four collections of stories, and four novels, including her 2001 novel Why Did I Ever, winner of the 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction. Her most recent novel, released in 2009, is One D.O.A., One on the Way. She has been categorized as a founding "minimalist" writer along with authors such as Amy Hempel, Frederick Barthelme, and Raymond Carver. In 2009, she won the Rea Award for the Short Story.
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