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Ann Leary

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Ann Leary is the author of the novels, THE CHILDREN, THE GOOD HOUSE, OUTTAKES FROM A MARRIAGE, and the memoir, AN INNOCENT, A BROAD.

Her bestselling novel, THE GOOD HOUSE, has recently been adapted as a motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Ann’s New York Times essay, “Rallying to Keep the Game Alive,” was adapted for Amazon Prime's Modern Love TV Series and stars Tina Fey and John Slattery. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages and she has written for numerous publications including Ploughshares, NPR, Real Simple and the New York Times.

Her new novel, THE FOUNDLING, will be published on May 31, 2022.

Ann and her husband Denis Leary live in New York. ...more

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	The Good House 3.70 avg rating — 28,914 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Love: True Stories of Love, Loss, and Redemption by Daniel Jones (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrew Rannells (Contributor), Ayelet Waldman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.19 avg rating — 14,218 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Foundling 3.89 avg rating — 14,502 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Children 3.60 avg rating — 7,713 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outtakes from a Marriage 3.37 avg rating — 2,031 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I've Tried Being Nice: Essays 3.79 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Innocent, a Broad 3.83 avg rating — 1,240 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ploughshares, Volume 37, Issue 4, Winter 2011-12: #116 by Ploughshares (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ann Leary (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Stolen pleasures are always more thrilling than those come by honestly.”
― Ann Leary, The Good House

tags: honesty, house, pleasure, stealing

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“I was born three drinks short of comfortable...'"

"But I knew what that guy meant about the way he was born three drinks short. It made me think about the first beer I ever drank, down at North Beach with a bunch of kids one summer night. It made me think about that first exquisite relief. It made me think about my ex-husband, Scott, who always said I should stop after the third drink. "That's when you get out of control," he'd say. I had no idea what we was talking about. After a couple of drinks is when I start to feel IN control.”
― Ann Leary, The Good House

tags: alcohol, alcoholism, control, damaged, drinking

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“The boys had grown since I’d last seen them. I wouldn’t have recognized them in a group, but I find that the older I get, the more kids just look like kids. I don’t really notice them as much as I used to. On the other hand, I could have instantly picked Harry out of a lineup of similarly marked German shepherds, were there ever a need to do so. Harry was a wonderful character. The boys were just boys.”
― Ann Leary, The Good House

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This poll for November still remains Members Choice due to the fact that you will be voting in your choice of book, picked from our second place books spread at random throughout the lifetime of BT polls.

This poll will stay open until October 7th. Please vote for your choice...thanks

Bridge of Clay

by Markus Zusak

11 votes, 23.9%

The Good House

by Ann Leary

8 votes, 17.4%

A Discovery of Witches

by Deborah Harkness

8 votes, 17.4%

Running on Red Dog Road: And Other Perils of an Appalachian Childhood

by Drema Hall Berkheimer

7 votes, 15.2%

The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story

by Kate Summerscale

5 votes, 10.9%

Apeirogon

by Colum McCann

3 votes, 6.5%

The One and Only Ivan

by Katherine Applegate

3 votes, 6.5%

The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence

by Stephen Kurczy

1 vote, 2.2%

46 total votes

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