Wally Lamb
American novelist whose She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True were Oprah's Book Club selections. His emotionally powerful fiction of working-class Connecticut life reaches a vast popular audience. He is one of America's most commercially successful serious novelists.
Works
- She's Come UndoneNovel about a woman's mental illness, abuse, and journey toward self-love
- I Know This Much Is TrueNovel interweaving present marriage crisis with family history of mental illness
- The Hour I First BelievedNovel about a woman returning to her hometown and confronting past trauma
- We Are WaterNovel following a marriage and family through multiple generations and conflicts
- I'll Take You ThereNovel about a woman reclaiming her life and identity after displacement
- Wishin' and Hopin'Novel spanning decades exploring family bonds and personal struggles