- Suzanne Berne
Suzanne Berne (born
1961 ) is an American novelist known for her foreboding character studies involving unexpected domestic and psychological drama in bucolic suburban settings. Her debut novel, "A Crime in the Neighborhood ", published in 1997 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, wonGreat Britain 's prestigiousOrange Prize . Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl, the book chronicles a child's murder in a sleepy suburb ofWashington, D.C. against the backdrop of the unfoldingWatergate scandal. "A Perfect Arrangement", published in 2001 by Algonquin Books, tells of the complex and increasingly disturbing relationship between a normal suburban family and their exceptionally perfect nanny. "The Ghost at the Table", her third novel, was published in 2006, also by Algonquin Books. Here Berne explores the dramatic territory between two sisters' differing versions of their shared history.Berne was born in Washington, D.C., where she attended
Georgetown Day School . She was educated atWesleyan University and theIowa Writers' Workshop , and received aNational Endowment for the Arts fellowship. She presently lives with her family nearBoston and has taught at bothHarvard University andWellesley College . Beginning in the spring of 2007, Berne will serve as an associate English professor atBoston College .She currently lives in Boston with her husband and two girls.
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