This job taught the aspiring author some of the rudiments of publishing and gave her access to a great many books-she was known to read seven books a week during this time and has commented that she believes reading is crucial to her work as a writer.

She lived in Boston during this period, working at the Brookline Booksmith just outside the city. Carey, who was only twenty-five when she wrote the book, worked on it while enrolled in the M.F.A. SIDELIGHTS: Lisa Carey's first novel, The Mermaids Singing, brought her early critical recognition. The Mermaids Singing and In the Country of the Young have been optioned for film production. Love in the Asylum, Morrow (New York, NY), 2004.Įvery Visible Thing, Morrow (New York, NY), 2006.ĪDAPTATIONS: An abridged version of The Mermaids Singing was adapted for audio cassette, read by Jan Maxwell, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1998. In the Country of the Young, Morrow (New York, NY), 2000.

The Mermaids Singing, Avon ( New York, NY), 1998. Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA, former sales clerk has been a resident at Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Ireland, and the MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Fellowship at Hawthornden Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Agent-c/o Author Mail, William Morrow, 10 E.

Education: Boston College, B.A., 1992 Vermont College, M.F.A., 1996.ĪDDRESSES: Home-Brookline, MA. PERSONAL: Born 1970, in Boston, MA married Timothy Spalding, 2003.

Love in the asylum by lisa carey