Mary Gordon: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Mary Catherine Gordon
Born	December 8, 1949 (age 76) • Long Island • New York
Notable Works	“Circling My Mother” • “Final Payments” • “Good Boys and Dead Girls and Other Essays” • “Men and Angels” • “Payback” • “Pearl” • “Seeing Through Places” • “Spending” • “Spiritual Quests: The Art and Craft of Religious Writing” • “Temporary Shelter” • “The Company of Women” • “The Liar’s Wife” • “The Love of My Youth” • “The Other Side” • “The Rest of Life” • “The Shadow Man” • “The Stories of Mary Gordon” • “There Your Heart Lies”