On the Outskirts of Normal

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"If "On the Outskirts of Normal" were a country song, Lucinda Williams would sing it.""The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"

In a small town where mothers with careers are rare, let alone a white mother who's adopted a black baby, Debra Monroe confronts her past in order to make a life for her daughter, and rebuilds a half-ruined cabin and her sense of what makes a family.

Debra Monroe is the author of four books of fiction. She teaches in the MFA program at Texas State University.
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"If "On the Outskirts of Normal" were a country song, Lucinda Williams would sing it.""The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" In a small town where mothers with careers are rare, let alone a white mother who's adopted a black baby, Debra Monroe confronts her past in order to make a life for her daught...

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Debra Monroe has written four books of fiction and one memoir: The Source of Trouble; A Wild, Cold State; Newfangled; Shambles; and On the Outskirts of Normal. Her books have been widely reviewed and won many awards, including The Flannery O’Connor Award and the John Gardner Fellowship. They’ve been nominated for the National Book Award, listed as “Required Reading” in Vanity Fair, as “Our Picks” on Salon.com, as “Recommended Reading” in O: The Oprah Magazine, and named in annual “Best Ten Books” lists by Elle magazine and The Barnes and Noble Review. She lives in Austin, Texas, and teaches in the MFA program at Texas State University.
Debra Monroe has written four books of fiction and one memoir: The Source of Trouble; A Wild, Cold State; Newfangled; Shambles; and On the Outskirts of Normal. Her books have been widely reviewed and won many awards, including The Flannery O’Connor Award and the John Gardner Fellowship. They’ve b...

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