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Quiet Dell

October 1, 2014 - Alicia Dietrich

National Book Award finalist Jayne Anne Phillips discusses writing process and historical inspiration for her novel “Quiet Dell”

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On Thursday, October 23, at 7 p.m., novelist Jayne Anne Phillips reads from Quiet Dell, a novel based on the true story of a murderous West Virginia con man who preyed on widows, in a Harry Ransom Lecture. A reception and book signing follow. Stephen King said of Quiet… read more

November 1, 2013 - Jane Robbins Mize

Jayne Anne Phillips publishes new novel

Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts Tagged With: Jayne Anne Phillips, Quiet Dell

This October, Jayne Anne Phillips has released her newest novel, Quiet Dell. Described by Stephen King as “a compulsively readable story,” the novel is based on the true and mysterious murder of a widow and her children living in Quiet Dell, West Virginia. Phillips, whose archive resides at the Ransom… read more

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