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Ann Hood

Biography

Ann Hood

Ann Hood is the author of the bestselling novels THE BOOK THAT MATTERS MOST, THE OBITUARY WRITER and THE KNITTING CIRCLE, and the memoir COMFORT: A Journey Through Grief. Her most recent books are the memoirs FLY GIRL and KITCHEN YARNS: Notes on Life, Love, and Food. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and New York City.

Books by Ann Hood

The Book That Matters Most
by Ann Hood - Fiction

An enthralling novel about love, loss, secrets, friendship and the healing power of literature, by the bestselling author of THE KNITTING CIRCLE.

The Obituary Writer
by Ann Hood - Fiction, Historical Fiction

On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, an uncompromising young wife and mother, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless marriage or follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier, obituary writer Vivien Lowe is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. The surprising connection between Claire and Vivien will change the life of one of them in unexpected and extraordinary ways.