Break the Heart of Me by Elizabeth Dewberry

Break the Heart of Me by Elizabeth Dewberry

Elizabeth Dewberry

1962-present

Elizabeth Dewberry, born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, had a broad literary exposure. After completing her undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University, she pursued graduate studies at the University of Alabama before transferring to Emory University, where she obtained her PhD. in American literature in 1989. During her academic pursuits, using her married name Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn, Dewberry wrote her debut novel, Many Things Have Happened Since He Died, which was published in 1990. She held teaching positions at Samford University and Ohio State University before marrying writer Robert Olen Butler and relocating to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dewberry delved into playwriting, with several of her plays being produced at prestigious theater festivals. She later settled in the Tallahassee area and continues her career as a novelist and playwright.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1994

Break the Heart of Me.New York; N.A. Talese, 1994.

AL Book Collection

Dewberry, Elizabeth, “Break the Heart of Me by Elizabeth Dewberry,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8088.