Jane Hamilton Books in Order

Jane Hamilton is a celebrated author, whose notable works include <i>The Excellent Lombards</i> and <i>The Book of Ruth</i>, the latter of which won the prestigious PEN/Hemingway Award for first fiction. Her critically acclaimed novel <i>A Map of the World</i> was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and received top honors from Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, the Miami Herald, and People, naming it one of the year's best books. Both <i>The Book of Ruth</i> and <i>A Map of the World</i> were selections of Oprah's Book Club. Her subsequent novels, <i>The Short History of a Prince</i> and <i>Disobedience</i>, solidified her reputation as a masterful storyteller. Her latest novel, <i>When Madeline Was Young</i>, was a Washington Post Best Book of 2006. She resides in an orchard farmhouse in Wisconsin.