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Ann McLaughlin has published five novels: The House on Q Street, Maiden Voyage, Lightning in July, The Balancing Pole and Sunset at Rosalie. She has also published scholarly articles and short stories and has taught at The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland for many years. Read more about Ann...
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LEAVING BAYBERRY HOUSE, Ann’s sixth novel, will be published by
John Daniel & Co. in the spring of 2010. The novel is the story of two sisters who meet at their deceased parents’ country house to prepare it for sale. They are beseiged by memories, both happy and terrible, since their minister father committed suicide in the house years ago. A parallel story shows the family during World War 2, a time which changed their lives and caused their father’s decline. The sisters confront their father’s suicide together finally and feel a new support for each other.
THE BETHESDA MAGAZINE will publish Ann’s story, “A Chevy Chase Morning,” in its November/December issue.
The House on Q Street
" This moving and affecting novel.... tells the story of Joey a young girl during World War ll–told against the backdrop not only of war but also of her parents’ uncomfortable marriage. Her father’s work as a physicist in developing weapons of mass destruction resonates at this moment in history, bringing special relevance, insight, and heart to the lives of children in times of war. This is a lovely, intelligent book, with an engaging young girl at its center. –Susan Shreve, author of Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood at FDR’s Polio Haven
