Nancy Wilson Ross (November 22, 1901 – January 18, 1986) was an American novelist. A native of

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who graduated from the

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in 1924, she became an expert in Eastern religions and wrote fifteen novels. Her 1957 novel ''The Return of Lady Brace'' was nominated for the

National Book Award for Fiction The National Book Award for Fiction is one of five annual National Book Awards, which recognize outstanding literary work by United States citizens. Since 1987 the awards have been administered and presented by the National Book Foundation, but ...

Books

*''Friday to Monday'' (1932) *''Take the Lightning'' (1940) *''The Farthest Reach'' (1941) *''Westward the Women'' (1944) *''The Left Hand Is the Dreamer'' (1947) *''I, My Ancestor'' (1950) *''Joan of Arc'' (1952) *''Time's Corner'' (1952) *''The Return of Lady Brace'' (1957) *''Thor's Visit to the Land of Giants'' (1959) *''Heroines of the Early West'' (1960) *''The World of Zen: an East-West Anthology'' (1960) *''Three Ways of Asian Wisdom'' (1966) *''Buddhism, a Way of Life and Thought'' (1980)

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External links

Nancy Wilson Ross papers at University of Texas at Austin
20th-century American novelists American women novelists 1901 births 1986 deaths 20th-century American women writers Zen Buddhism writers University of Oregon alumni Place of death missing Writers from Olympia, Washington {{US-novelist-1900s-stub