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Maile Meloy's first novel, Liars and Saints, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, and was a Richard & Judy Summer Read. She is also the author of the novel A Family Daughter and the story collection Half in Love. Her stories have been published in The New Yorker, Granta, Prospect, and other publications. In 2007, Meloy was chosen as one of Granta's 21 Best Young American Novelists, and in 2009, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It was selected as one of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year. In 2017, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It was adapted into major film Certain Women, starring Kristen Stewart.Brilliant.
* Helen Fielding *
Meloy's style is as fresh and brisk as an ocean breeze.
* Sunday Times *
Clever, calm, funny . . . absolutely compulsive.
* Daily Telegraph *
Meloy writes wonderfully well.
* Guardian *
A true and rare find.
* Richard Ford *
Moving, compassionate and amusing.
* Daily Mail *
She's such a talented and unpredictable writer that I'm officially joining her fan club.
* Guardian *
Meloy writes with both fearlessness and true compassion, two talents that are rarely combined.
- Ann Patchett on LIARS AND SAINTS,
Meloy writes elegantly and precisely, never wasting a word...a terrific read.
- Time Out on Meloy's HALF IN LOVE,
Meloy is able to give convincing voice to a huge range of characters...and she harnesses skilfully the power of the untold secrets that underlie the story.
- Guardian on Meloy's LIARS AND SAINTS,
Now adapted into major film, Certain Women, starring Kristen Stewart and Michelle Williams
Caught between opposing forces - fidelity and desire, impulse and security, innocence and experience - these unforgettable characters have each reached a fork in the road. But what kind of fool only wants it one way?
Funny, sly and sparkling with energy, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It confirms Maile Meloy as an enthralling storyteller.
'Meloy's style is as fresh and brisk as an ocean breeze.'
Sunday Times
Caught between opposing forces - fidelity and desire, impulse and security, innocence and experience - these
unforgettable characters have each reached a fork in the road. But what kind of fool wants it only one way? Funny,
sly and sparkling with energy, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It confirms Maile Meloy as an enthralling storyteller.
'Meloy writes wonderfully well.'
Guardian
'She's such a talented and unpredictable writer that I'm officially joining her fan club.'
Curtis Sittenfeld, New York Times Book Review
Praise for Liars and Saints
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize and a Richard and Judy summer read
'Moving, compassionate and amusing.'
Daily Mail
'Clever, calm, funny . . . absolutely compulsive.'
Daily Telegraph