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Meryle Secrest was born and educated in Bath, England, and now lives in Washington, D.C. She is the author of nine biographies and is the recipient of the 2006 National Humanities Medal.



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Shoot the Widow
Shoot the Widow
Written by Meryle Secrest
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307497864
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Shoot the Widow
Adventures of a Biographer in Search of Her Subject
Written by Meryle Secrest

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2009
Price: $25.95

The first rule of biography, wrote Justin Kaplan: “Shoot the widow.”

In her new book, Meryle Secrest, acclaimed biographer (“Knowing, sympathetic and entertainingly droll”—The New York Times), writes about her comic triumphs and misadventures as a biographer in search of her nine celebrated subjects, about how the hunt for a “life” is... Read more >
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