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Judith Claire Mitchell

Biography

Judith Claire Mitchell

Judith Claire Mitchell is the author of the novels THE LAST DAY OF THE WAY and A REUNION OF GHOSTS. She teaches creative writing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is a professor of English and the director of the MFA program in creative writing. She has received grants and fellowships from the Michener-Copernicus Society of America, the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, the Wisconsin Arts Board and Bread Loaf, among others. She lives in Madison with her husband, the artist Don Friedlich.

Judith Claire Mitchell

Books by Judith Claire Mitchell

A Reunion of Ghosts
by Judith Claire Mitchell - Fiction

In the waning days of 1999, the last of the Alters --- three damaged but wisecracking sisters --- decide it’s time to close the circle of the family curse by taking their own lives. But first, Lady, Vee and Delph must explain the origins of that curse and how it has manifested throughout the preceding generations. Unspooling threads of history, personal memory and family lore, they weave a mesmerizing account that stretches back a century to their great-grandfather, a brilliant scientist whose professional triumph became the terrible legacy that defines them.

The Last Day of the War: A Novel
by Judith Claire Mitchell