Laury A. Egan
Laury A. Egan is the author of "The Outcast Oracle," listed as a Kirkus Reviews "Best Book of 2013;" the collection, "Fog and Other Stories;" two psychological suspenses, "Jenny Kidd" and "A Bittersweet Tale;" a comedy, "Fabulous! An Opera Buffa;" a romance/mystery, "The Ungodly Hour;" and a literary novel, "The Swimmer." Her poetry volumes have been issued in limited edition: "Snow, Shadow, a Stranger;" "Beneath the Lion's Paw;" "The Sea & Beyond;" and "Presence & Absence." For many years, she worked as an administrator and senior designer at Princeton University Press and also freelanced for 20 publishers. Her short stories have been published in over 35 literary journals and anthologies.
Works
The Swimmer
A fresh twist on a triangular relationship. A novel about compassion, generosity, love, selfishness, grief, bravery, and sacrifice.
Psychotherapist Bess Lynch makes a sojourn to Cape Cod to deal with her impending demise from pancreatic cancer. At the beach, she encounters an incandescently handsome man, who is mourning the loss of his husband to leukemia. They find solace in a tender affair until Bess’ son arrives and detonates the fragile calm. The dynamics between these three characters play out against Bess’ awareness that her cancer is metastasizing and her concerns about dying with independence and grace. With touches of magical realism, the novel rises above the somber subject into a lyrical elegy about kindness, love, and dignity.
The Ungodly Hour
A Bittersweet Tale
Presence & Absence (poetry)
Fabulous! An Opera Buffa
The Outcast Oracle
The Sea & Beyond (poetry)
Jenny Kidd
Fog and Other Stories
Beneath the Lion's Paw (poetry)
Snow, Shadows, a Stranger (poetry)
Awards and Recognition
- Two Pushcart nominations and nominations for Best of the Web and Best of the Net, finalist in the Glass Woman Story Prize, three Story-of-the-Week publications by Short Story America, an ALA Stonewall nomination (book), and a UK Saboteur Award nomination (book).
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Website
Location
Highlands, NJ
Category
Fiction & Literature, Mystery & Crime, Poetry, Humor, Teens, Children, Romance