Jenny McPhee

Author of The Center of Things (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

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About the Author

Jenny McPhee curates the film program at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University and is on the board of The Bronx Academy of Letters.

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Works by Jenny McPhee

No Ordinary Matter: A Novel (2004) 56 copies

A Man of No Moon: A Novel (2007) 41 copies

Girls: Ordinary Girls and Their Extraordinary Pursuits (2000) 24 copies

Quaestio De Centauris 1 copy

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Associated Works

Crossing the Threshold of Hope (1994) — Translator, some editions — 2,837 copies

Family Lexicon (1963) — Translator, some editions — 1,279 copies

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925) — Introduction, some editions — 986 copies

The Bay Is Not Naples (1953) — Translator, some editions — 194 copies

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Common Knowledge

Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Relationships: McPhee, John (father)
McPhee, Sarah (sister)
McPhee, Martha (sister)
McPhee, Laura (sister)

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No Ordinary Matter: A Novel by Jenny McPhee

I found this plot to be very plodding with unbelievably stiff characters. Lillian seemed, although very erudite, to be unlikeable from her childhood until she became a mother. The sisters' relationship was stitled, and the "romance" was pedestrian and boring. I was left wondering what I'd missed as I found myself checking to see how many pages were left. I have always liked McPhee's books, which Iis why I stuck with this one. Wish I hadn't.

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