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Raised in the Midwest, Greer Macallister is a novelist, poet, short story writer, and playwright who earned her MFA in Creative Writing from American University. Her debut novel The Magician's Lie was a USA Today bestseller, an Indie Next pick, and a Target Book Club selection. It has been optioned for film by Jessica Chastain's Freckle Films. Her novel Girl In Disguise, also an Indie Next pick, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called it ""a well-told, superb story."" She lives with her family in Washington, DC.
""WOMAN NINETY NINE is a gorgeous ode to the power of female courage...Greer Macallister pens a nail-biter that makes you want to stand up and cheer."" - Kate Quinn, NYT bestselling author of THE ALICE NETWORK ""Greer Macallister's characters never fail to leap off the page into your very soul; you can't help loving them, rooting for them, agonizing with them over the choices they must make. WOMAN NINETY-NINE is richly and expertly woven with chilling historical details you won't soon forget what it was like to be behind the locked doors of Goldengrove Asylum on a mission to save someone you love."" - Susan Meissner, bestselling author of AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN ""Mccallister's mastery of historical fiction is on full display in WOMAN NINETY NINE. Her incisive voice brings a dark chapter of our past to life with unsettling contemporary resonance."" - Julia Whelan, award-winning audiobook narrator and author of MY OXFORD YEAR ""As she did in Girl in Disguise, Macallister honors the brave women of history and spins a fine tale that will sweep readers away to another time. This work of historical fiction is a perfect reminder that women will not be silenced."" - Pamela Klinger-Horn, Excelsior Bay Books (Excelsior, MN) ""A true page-turner from beginning to end with a very satisfying ending."" - Carrie Deming, The Dog Eared Book (Palmyra, NY) ""Macallister sensitively and adroitly portrays mental illness in an era when it was just beginning to be understood, while weaving a riveting tale of loyalty, love, and sacrifice."" - Publishers Weekly ""This is an insightful look inside a mental institution at a time when women were pretty much powerless. But are these women really ill or are they just rebels? It's a great read and deserves consideration by book clubs."" - Linda Bond, Auntie's Bookstore (Spokane, WA) ""Exploring sisterhood, trauma, and the power of shared experience, Woman 99 is an undercover glimpse inside a late nineteenth-century treatment facility. Macallister fearlessly probes the dark corners of the era, exposing barbaric treatments and backward thinking surrounding mental illness."" - Booklist ""Readers will become engrossed in Charlotte's journey of self-discovery as she fights to free herself and her sister from a rigged system."" - Library Journal ""A riveting successful novel."" - Write On Cindy ""It's impossible not to root for the sisters as they work to combat that mistreatment on behalf of themselves and others. Woman 99 is a fast-paced historical thriller perfect for book club discussions."" - Shelf Awareness ""A fascinating, suspenseful story...[The] message rings true today, with a timelessness that adds to the tension as we read."" - Washington City Paper
