Melanie Gideon

AmericanContemporary FictionHistorical FictionMagical RealismMemoirYoung Adult (YA)b. 1963

Melanie Gideon is a New York Times bestselling author known for her novels, including 'Wife 22', 'Valley of the Moon', and 'Did I Say You Could Go', as well as her memoir 'The Slippery Year: A Meditation on Happily Ever After'. Born and raised in Rhode Island, she graduated from Emerson College with a degree in journalism and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Awards

["Girl's Life Top-Ten Pick", 'New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age citation']

Notable Works

['Wife 22', 'Valley of the Moon', 'The Slippery Year: A Meditation on Happily Ever After', 'Did I Say You Could Go', 'The Map That Breathed', 'Pucker']