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  • Bibliography:
    3 Books
  • First Book:
    February 1996
  • Latest Book:
    April 2006
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Book List in Order: 3 titles



  • The fractured lives of three generations of a Southern family unfold in this lyrical and piercing debut novel. As a young man, Harrison Durrance comes into his own during World War II, but when the war ends, he loses his bearings. His notions of the ...



  • In electrifying prose and with a rare generosity of feeling, this dramatic and piercing debut novel tells the story of the fractured lives of three generations of one Southern family. "Magnificent . . . brims with characters who seem truer than life....



  • Set in the invented Mississippi Delta town of Madagascar, Cynthia Shearer's The Celestial Jukebox depicts a rural South dependent on agribusiness and the fruits of some less attractive forms of capitalism―gambling and other vices. Into this worl...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Cynthia Shearer has published 3 books.

Cynthia Shearer does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Celestial Jukebox, was published in April 2006.

The first book by Cynthia Shearer, The Wonder Book of Air, was published in February 1996.

No. Cynthia Shearer does not write books in series.