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Chris Bohjalian

Autor(a) de Midwives

29+ Works 25,145 Membros 1,331 Críticas 85 Favorited

About the Author

Chris Bohjalian (born on August 12, 1962 in White Plains, New York) graduated from Amherst College and worked as an account representative for J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in New York in the mid-1980s. Bohjalian is an American novelist and the author of 15 novels, including the bestsellers mostrar mais Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls. His first novel, A Killing in the Real World, was released in 1988. His other novels include Water Witches, The Law of Similars, Before You Know Kindness, Skeletons at the Feast, and The Night Strangers. Past the Bleachers and Midwives were made into Hallmark Hall of Fame movies and Secrets of Eden was made into a Lifetime Television movie. He won the New England Book Award in 2002. He also contributes to numerous publications including Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, Boston Globe Sunday Magazine and the Burlington Free Press. Bohjalian's The Guest Room is a New York Times bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Photo by Victoria Blewer

Séries

Obras por Chris Bohjalian

Midwives (1997) 5,645 exemplares
The Double Bind (2007) 2,656 exemplares
Skeletons at the Feast (2008) 1,633 exemplares
Before You Know Kindness (2004) 1,445 exemplares
The Sandcastle Girls (2012) 1,439 exemplares
The Flight Attendant (2018) 1,214 exemplares
Trans-Sister Radio (2000) 1,149 exemplares
The Light in the Ruins (2013) 1,145 exemplares
The Night Strangers (2011) 1,124 exemplares
Secrets of Eden (2010) 1,087 exemplares
The Law of Similars (1999) 941 exemplares
The Buffalo Soldier (2002) 880 exemplares
Hour of the Witch (2021) 822 exemplares
The Guest Room (2016) 789 exemplares
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands (2014) 674 exemplares
The Sleepwalker (2017) 655 exemplares
Water Witches (1995) 555 exemplares
The Red Lotus (2020) 513 exemplares
The Lioness (2022) 400 exemplares
Past the Bleachers (1992) 37 exemplares
The Premonition (2016) 27 exemplares
Hangman (1991) 25 exemplares
A Killing in the Real World (1988) 22 exemplares
The Princess of Las Vegas (2024) 8 exemplares
Wingspan (2019) 7 exemplares

Associated Works

Stories from Suffragette City (2020) — Contribuidor — 83 exemplares
Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry (2009) — Contribuidor — 13 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Outros nomes
Bohjalian, Christopher Aram (birth name)
Data de nascimento
1962-08-12
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
White Plains, New York, USA
Locais de residência
White Plains, New York, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Lincoln, Vermont, USA
Educação
Amherst College
Ocupações
novelist
Organizações
Burlington Free Press
Prémios e menções honrosas
Phi Beta Kappa

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Chris A. Bohjalian, known professionally as Chris Bohjalian is an American novelist and the author of 20 novels, including such bestsellers as Midwives (1997), The Sandcastle Girls (2012), The Guest Room (2016) and The Flight Attendant (2018) Bohjalian's work has been published in over 30 languages and three of his novels have been adapted into films. Bohjalian's The Flight Attendant has been adapted for an upcoming television drama starring Kaley Cuoco.

Chris Bohjalian graduated from Amherst College Summa Cum Laude, where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. In the mid-1980s, he worked as an account representative for J. Walter Thompson, an ad agency located in New York City. Bohjalian moved with his wife, Victoria Blewer, to Lincoln, Vermont in 1988.

In Lincoln, Bohjalian began writing weekly columns for the local newspaper and magazine about living in the small town, which had a population of about 975 residents. The column ran in the Burlington Free Press from 1992 through 2015 and won a Best Lifestyle Column from the Vermont Press Association. Bohjalian has also written for such magazines as Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, The New York Times, and the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine.

Bohjalian's first novel, A Killing in the Real World, was released in 1988. His third novel, Past the Bleachers, was released in 1992 and was adapted to a Hallmark Channel television movie in 1995.

In 1997, Bohjalian's fifth novel, Midwives, was released. The novel focuses on the rural Vermont midwife Sibyl Danforth, who becomes embroiled in a legal battle after one of her patients died following an emergency Caesarean section. The novel was critically acclaimed and was selected by Oprah Winfrey as the October 1998 selection of her Oprah's Book Club. It became a #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestseller. In 2001, the novel was adapted into a Lifetime Movie Network television film starring Sissy Spacek in the lead role. Spacek said the Danforth character appealed to her because, "the heart of the story is my character's inner struggle with self-doubt, the solo road you travel when you have a secret".

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Críticas

mystery, thriller, fiction, Las Vegas, casino, murder, sisters, friction, impersonation, suspense, soap-opera, social-injustice, socioeconomics, family-by-choice, family-drama, famous-persons, relationships, relatives, contemporary****

The publisher's blurb is a good hook and near overview so no need to go into all that. The story is complex yet cohesive with totally engaging characters, fun plot twists, and a lot of financial involvement. I really enjoyed it.
I requested and received an EARC from Doubleday Books via NetGalley.… (mais)
 
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jetangen4571 | Dec 1, 2023 |
Really well done! Reading the excerpts from the actual court documents is chilling. How many poor women suffered due to the spiteful, mean evil behavior of men. Mary's character is fantastically well-drawn.
 
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decaturmamaof2 | 36 outras críticas | Nov 22, 2023 |
The best thing about a @ChrisBohjalian book is that you never quite know what you will get. Each one is unique – setting, characters, era, plot. The Lioness takes us to Tanzania and an African safari. From African politics and history to Hollywood drama, from relationships to breakups to betrayals, this book weaves together a story in a way I have come to expect from Chris Bohjalian. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next.

Read my complete review at rel="nofollow" target="_top">http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2023/10/the-lioness.html

#TheLioness reviewed for #NetGalley.… (mais)
 
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njmom3 | 29 outras críticas | Oct 3, 2023 |
I didn't care for the switching back and forth between first and third person. The novel was very choppy. However, it was a good story and I learned a lot about the Armenian genocide.
 
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Maryjane75 | 146 outras críticas | Sep 30, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
29
Also by
3
Membros
25,145
Popularidade
#836
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
1,331
ISBN
323
Línguas
11
Marcado como favorito
85
Pedras de toque
638

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