
What was Mine
By Ann Beattie
1991
First Published
3.77
Average Rating
252
Number of Pages
A collection of short fiction, twelve works in all, including two never-before-published novellas. Here are disconnected marriages and uneasy reunions, nostalgic reminiscences and sudden epiphanies—a remarkable and moving collage of contemporary lives.
Avg Rating
3.77
Number of Ratings
222
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Ann Beattie
Author · 27 books
Ann Beattie (born September 8, 1947) is an American short story writer and novelist. She has received an award for excellence from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and a PEN/Bernard Malamud Award for excellence in the short story form. Her work has been compared to that of Alice Adams, J.D. Salinger, John Cheever, and John Updike. She holds an undergraduate degree from American University and a masters degree from the University of Connecticut.