Occupation Novelist Literary movement Modernism Role Novelist | Name Melinda Haynes Genre Southern Gothic | |
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Born December 3, 1955 (age 68)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States ( 1955-12-03 ) Notable works Mother of Pearl, [Chalktown (2001)], [Willem's Field (2003] Books Mother of Pearl, Chalktown, Willem's Field, The Eternal Trust, Breach of Trust | ||
Melinda Haynes (born 1955) is an American novelist. She grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. For much of her adult life she was a painter. In 1999, she wrote her first published novel, Mother of Pearl, while living in a mobile home in Grand Bay, Alabama. Melinda Haynes currently resides in Mobile, Alabama with her husband, Ray. Her writing is intimately connected with the Mississippi of the 1950s and the 1960s.
Works
In June 1999, Haynes' first novel, Mother of Pearl (1999, ISBN 0-7868-6485-0, hardcover) was chosen to be a member of Oprah's Book Club. The novel also was a New York Times' Best Seller.
Her second novel Chalktown (May 2, 2001, ISBN 0-7862-3356-7, hardcover) was published by Hyperion Books in Hardback (317 pp) & Paperback (368 pp).
Haynes's third book is titled, Willem's Field (2003, ISBN 0-7432-3849-4). Willem's Field is a 432-page print hardback & paperback book.