Patricia Grossman (born 1951) is an American novelist. Born in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

in 1951, Grossman moved to New York City to attend

Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was ...

, where she studied drawing and painting. She has an M.F.A. in writing from

Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York. The college models its approach to education after the Supervision system, Oxford/Cambridge system of one-on-one student-faculty tutorials. Sara ...

and has published six novels, as well as two children's books.

Awards

In 2006, Grossman received the Ferro-Grumley Award for ''Brian in Three Seasons''.

Published works

*''Inventions in a Grieving House'' (1990) *''The Night Ones'' (1991) *''Saturday Market'' (1994) *''Four Figures in Time'' (1995) *''Unexpected Child'' (2000) *''Brian in Three Seasons'' (2005) *''Looking for Heroes'' (2007) *''Radiant Daughter'' (2010)

References

External links

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