Barbara Croft is an American writer.
Barbara Croft | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
Life
editShe grew up in Iowa. She is a member of the Society of Midland Authors.[1] She lives in Chicago.
Awards
editReviews
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There are only two facts, birth and death, and in between some necessary fictions.” In the case of the Gerhardt family, the once-functional fictions are fraying, unraveling into a painful tangle of self-healing truths. And the sense of relief spills over to the reader, who shares the catharsis.[2]
Works
edit- Primary colors and other stories. New Rivers Press. 1991. ISBN 978-0-89823-124-3.
- Necessary Fictions. University of Pittsburgh Press. 1998. ISBN 9780822940784.
- Moon's crossing. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2003. ISBN 978-0-618-34153-5.
References
edit- ^ "The Society of Midland Authors | the Society includes published authors from twelve states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin".
- ^ Betsy Kline (November 15, 1998). "'Necessary Fictions' by Barbara Croft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
External links
edit- John Patterson (August 26, 2008). "It's the American story". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
- "Review: Moon's Crossing". Entertainment Weekly. August 15, 2003. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012.
- GLORIA ROHMANN (January 24, 1999). "Books:Necessary Fictions". The New York Times.