Books by Mary J. Demarr

Born to a tobacco farmer in rural North Carolina, Kaye Gibbons found her literary voice by speaking through the strong southern women who inhabit her novels.

Introducing readers to Kingsolver, the author devotes a chapter to her life and work showing how the two are deeply intertwined. The text subsequently analyzes each novel in terms of plot and character development, thematic content, symbolism, and the importance of place and language.

Although best known for The Thorn Birds, her blockbuster family saga set in her native Australia, Colleen McCullough is a versatile novelist who has written in a variety of genres.