Meg Waite Clayton
Author of The Wednesday Sisters
About the Author
Meg Waite Clayton is an American author, and a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Runner's World and public radio, frequently on the particular challenges that women face. show more Her first novel, The Language of Light, was a finalist for the Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction (now the PEN/Bellwether). She has also written The Race for Paris, The Wednesday Daughters, The Four Ms. Bradwells, and The Wednesday Sisters. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: photo by McCord Clayton
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Works by Meg Waite Clayton
Associated Works
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Contributor — 577 copies, 15 reviews
A Paris All Your Own: Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light (2017) — Contributor — 78 copies, 5 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Clayton, Meg Waite
- Birthdate
- 1959-01-01
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Places of residence
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Occupations
- corporate lawyer
- Organizations
- Readerville
- Agent
- Marly Rusoff (The Rusoff Agency)
Members
Reviews
The Last Train to London: A Novel by Meg Waite Clayton
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While this was historical fiction, it was so well researched that I felt like I was reading Martha Gellhorn's memoir during her love affair with Ernest Hemingway.
Too much jumping from character to character in this semi-true tale of a woman who delivered info to people in France, a sort of espionage. I am not a big fan of historical fiction so I only read half and didn't enjoy it.
A good story, but what kept my interest the most was how well Luki was imagined…a very young girl caught in the middle of a world where there were no promises of what was to come, even by those closest to her. The chapters that were told from her perspective were my favorite but also heart-wrenching because they truly delved into the imaginative world of a girl in the midst of trauma and how one might have protected themselves under such confusing and dangerous circumstances. Pemi and Joey are friends I may never forget.… (more)
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Statistics
- Works
- 8
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 3,121
- Popularity
- #8,189
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 345
- ISBNs
- 93
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 9
