About
An American fiction writer, he is particularly known for his bestselling novels Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls. His other works include The Light in the Ruins, The Law of Similars, and Water Witches.
Before Fame
After graduating from Amherst College, he worked as an account representative for an advertising agency in New York.
Trivia
He published his critically-acclaimed, ghost-themed novel, The Night Strangers, in 2011.
Family Life
He married Victoria Schaeffer Blewer in 1984.
Associated With
His 1997 novel, Midwives, was selected by the Oprah Winfrey Book Club.
