Anne Rivers Siddons
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Brief Biography
Anne Rivers Siddons was a native of Atlanta, Georgia. After studying illustration at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University), she immersed herself in various creative roles, including writing and editing for Atlanta magazine and designing layouts for various advertising companies. In 1974, Siddons signed a book contract with Doubleday and subsequently published a collection of essays titled John Chancellor Makes Me Cry. Her writing career shifted to focus on novels with the exception of a travel guide to Atlanta published in 1978. Her debut novel Heartbreak Hotel was adapted into the 1989 film Heart of Dixie, and her horror novel The House Next Door was adapted into a Lifetime Television film in 2006. Siddons divided her time between Charleston, South Carolina, and Brooklin, Maine, before her passing in 2019.
Publications
John Chancellor Makes Me Cry. New York; Doubleday, 1975.
Heartbreak Hotel. New York; Simon & Schuster, 1976.
The House Next Door. New York; Simon & Schuster, 1978.
Go Straight on Peachtree. New York; Dolphin Books, 1978.
Fox's Earth. New York; Simon & Schuster, 1981.
Homeplace. New York; Harper and Row, 1987.
Peachtree Road. New York; Harper and Row, 1988.
King's Oak. New York; HarperCollins, 1990.
Outer Banks. New York; HarperCollins, 1991.
Colony. New York; HarperCollins, 1992.
Hill Towns. New York; HarperCollins, 1993.
Downtown. New York; HarperCollins, 1994.
Fault Lines. New York; HarperCollins, 1995.
Up Island. New York; HarperCollins, 1997.
Low Country. New York; HarperCollins, 1998.
Nora, Nora. New York; HarperCollins, 2000.
Islands. New York; HarperCollins, 2004.
Sweetwater Creek. New York; HarperCollins, 2005.
Off Season. New York; Grand Central Publishing, 2008.
Burnt Mountain. New York; Grand Central Publishing, 2010.
The Girls of August. New York; Grand Central Publishing, 2014.
Heartbreak Hotel. New York; Simon & Schuster, 1976.
The House Next Door. New York; Simon & Schuster, 1978.
Go Straight on Peachtree. New York; Dolphin Books, 1978.
Fox's Earth. New York; Simon & Schuster, 1981.
Homeplace. New York; Harper and Row, 1987.
Peachtree Road. New York; Harper and Row, 1988.
King's Oak. New York; HarperCollins, 1990.
Outer Banks. New York; HarperCollins, 1991.
Colony. New York; HarperCollins, 1992.
Hill Towns. New York; HarperCollins, 1993.
Downtown. New York; HarperCollins, 1994.
Fault Lines. New York; HarperCollins, 1995.
Up Island. New York; HarperCollins, 1997.
Low Country. New York; HarperCollins, 1998.
Nora, Nora. New York; HarperCollins, 2000.
Islands. New York; HarperCollins, 2004.
Sweetwater Creek. New York; HarperCollins, 2005.
Off Season. New York; Grand Central Publishing, 2008.
Burnt Mountain. New York; Grand Central Publishing, 2010.
The Girls of August. New York; Grand Central Publishing, 2014.
Themes
Anne Rivers Siddons was primarily a novelist but started out writing essays and even a travel guide. A recurring trend in her novels is a female southern protagonist grappling with some type of crisis.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Siddons, Anne Rivers, “Anne Rivers Siddons,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/653.