The author of nine works of fiction, Andre Dubus received the PEN/Malamud Award, the Rea Award for excellence in short fiction, the Jean Stein Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters,The Boston Globe's first annual Lawrence L. Winship Award, and fellowships from both the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations. Until his death in 1999, he lived in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Mary Morris paints a compelling tale of two women's obsessions and the blackest Revenge, --Elissa Schappell, Vanity Fair A thriller doesn't always need international intrigue, firearms, or even a murder to be exciting. In the right hands, a story of a growing friendship can be as tense as anything most publishers would subtitle 'A tale of suspense.' Revenge is such a novel. -- Ron Bernas, Chicago Tribune Who is doing the using and who is being used? That is the question in this tautly plotted novel, genteel fiction with the anxious heartbeat of a psychological thriller. --Amanda Heller, The Boston Globe A powerful exploration of the ferocity with which we cling to the stories we tell ourselves when the facts have become too frightening to bear. --Valerie Martin, author of Property