Nieman Reports, March 22nd, 1995
When I heard that Anna Quindlen decided to write novels full-time, charging confidently into a new career that many journalists dare only dream about, my first thought was: can she pull this one off, too? If "One True Thing" is any indication, the answer is as clear as her writing style: "yes." Yes, she switches from fact to fiction as easily as she switched from New York Times columnist to stay-at-home more after the birth of her second son. Yes, she abandons the formula of journalism for descriptive, sometimes powerful, prose. And yes, she weaves a tale that's both captivating and convincin...
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