Varley O'Connor

Events

March 7, Associated Writing Programs Conference panel presentation: "Fiction About Creative Artists." With Michelle Latiolais, Emily Mitchell, Brock Clarke, and Gregory Spatz. Noon to 1:15, Room 305, Hynes Convention Center, Boston.

April 20, Hudson Library and Historical Society panel presentation: "Where Fiction Comes From." 10:00 to 11:30 AM, 96 Library St., Hudson, Ohio 44236.

April 20, Hudson Library and Historical Society: signing at Ohio Book Fair. 1:00 to 4:00 PM.

Selected Works

Fiction

The Master's Muse

A novel about the relationship between Tanaquil Le Clercq and George Balanchine, told from her point of view. Balanchine was the greatest ballet master of the 20th century, and Le Clercq, a brilliant ballerina who contracted polio at the height of her career, was his fifth wife.

The Cure

A novel about a family bound together and almost torn apart by a son’s polio.

A Company of Three

A bittersweet elegy of three actor friends facing the realities of their dreams.

Like China

A woman’s liberation from an abusive husband, set in the Hamptons and New York City.