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Mary Pauline Lowry

Biography

Mary Pauline Lowry

Mary Pauline Lowry is a native of Austin, Texas. She received her MFA from Boise State University. The author of the novels THE ROXY LETTERS and WILDFIRE, she’s also a regular contributor to O, The Oprah Magazine. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, The Millions and other publications.

Mary Pauline Lowry

Books by Mary Pauline Lowry

The Roxy Letters
by Mary Pauline Lowry - Fiction, Humor, Women's Fiction

Bridget Jones penned a diary; Roxy writes letters. Specifically, she writes letters to her hapless, rent-avoidant ex-boyfriend --- and current roommate --- Everett. This charming and funny twenty-something is under-employed (and under-romanced), and she’s decidedly fed up with the indignities she endures as a deli maid at Whole Foods (the original), and the dismaying speed at which her beloved Austin is becoming corporatized. When a new Lululemon pops up at the intersection of Sixth and Lamar where the old Waterloo Video used to be, Roxy can stay silent no longer. As her letters to Everett become less about overdue rent and more about the state of her life, Roxy realizes she’s ready to be the heroine of her own story.