The Common Bond
Other Press, NY, 2008
Possessed by Shadows
Other Press, NY, 2005
Possessed by Shadows (Polish edition, 2006)
My Sister's Keeper
Coward-McCann, NY, 1983
One Easy Piece
Coward - McCann, NY, 1981
Not shown: "The Hatch Trilogy"
Hatch's Island, Bantam, 1985
Hatch's Conspiracy, Bantam, 1986
Hatch's Mission, Bantam, 1987
Praise for Possessed by Shadows (Other Press, 2005):
"A gripping story of a marriage on the brink of disaster."-- O, The Oprah Magazine.
"[Donigan Merritt] is one of those too-little-known writers who deserves a wider audience. This novel, which chronicles the last year in a woman's life, is everything such a story should be: moving, tender, funny, abrasive, and (yes) inspiring." -- Booklist.
"Some alpine climbs are so visionary that regardless of their success or failure, by expressing a concept worthy of realization or by posing a problem for future generations to solve, they deserve both attention and praise. Within the medium of words and narrative, Possessed by Shadows, a novel by Donigan Merritt, makes such a venture." -- The American Alpine Journal.
"Possessed by Shadows makes poetry out of the gadgets and lore of mountain climbing and turns the act of scrambling up faces and peaks into a philosophy. A poignant journey of despair, memory, and immense courage." -- Douglas Glover, author of Elle.
"Possessed by Shadows is essentially a meditation on dying, but it also presents a surprisingly simple answer to the eternal question: Why climb?" -- LA Times.
Early praise for The Common Bond (Other Press, Oct 7, 2008):
"Merritt has the right instincts when it comes to exposing the vagaries of human relationships ... (and) crafts a thorough emotional examination of a couple who spend their lives side by side while managing to remain unknown to one another." -- Publisher's Weekly.
"Merritt’s evocative sense of place honors both the tumult and tranquility of the islands." Booklist.
"To read about Merritt's Hawaii, is to almost be there. His characters are fleshed out and very real. I liked this book enough to check out his prior novels. I would highly recommend this book to any reader. The book would make a great 'book group' read. This story is about love, loss, a sense of place and the way back from a devestating, life altering event." Jean Brandt, Faceinbook
"The Common Bond is the work of a storyteller with a fully-formed idea of the human condition and with a masterful control over his material." Cherie Parker, "Examiner."
Books:
The Common Bond, Other Press, NY, 2008
Possessed by Shadows, Other Press, NY, 2005
Hatch's Mission, Bantam, NY, 1988
Hatch's Conspiracy, Bantam, NY, 1987
Hatch's Island, Bantam, NY, 1986
My Sister's Keeper, Coward-McCann, NY, 1983
One Easy Piece, Coward-McCann, 1981
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