The Ninth Hour
National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction) · 2017 · ShortlistKirkus Prize (Fiction) · 2017 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)Fiction | 2017 | Shortlist |
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction | 2017 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A young widow and her daughter are taken in by a convent of nuns in Depression-era Brooklyn. A luminous, compassionate novel about vocation, faith, and the quiet heroism of care. NBCC Fiction finalist 2017.
About the Author
Alice McDermott is an American novelist born in Brooklyn, New York in 1953. She was shortlisted for the NBCC Fiction Award in 2017 for *The Ninth Hour*, a novel about a community of nuns in Depression-era Brooklyn. She has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and her novel *Charming Billy* won the National Book Award in 1998.
