Writing in Library Journal, Kellie Gillespie noted that the circumstances of Henry's life "turns a sad story into a long and weary one." but Dallas Morning News contributor Joy Tipping wrote that "in Ms.
"Another strong characterization from Flock, who uncannily immerses herself in Henry's vulnerable, yet stalwart, psyche," observed Booklist contributor Donovan. Now age thirty-one, Henry works as a salesman at a men's clothing store, where visits from his former classmates serve to remind him of the promise of his youth. Though a Publish- ers Weekly reviewer made note of Flock's "meandering story," a contributor for Kirkus Reviews found the novel "tremendously touching" and maintained that it "captures Carrie's powerlessness and resourcefulness beautifully." Deborah Donovan, in a review for Booklist, cited Me and Emma as a novel that is "not soon forgotten."Įverything Must Go concerns Henry Powell, whose dreams of college football stardom were put on hold when he returned to his small New England hometown to care for his emotionally disturbed, alcoholic mother. Her follow-up, Me and Emma, is a sprawling Southern family saga told through the eyes of Carrie, an eight year old suffering abuse at the hands of her stepfather. Eventually, she settled she settled in Chicago, where she concentrated on writing novels.įlock's first novel, But Inside I'm Screaming, mines her experience as a journalist in its story of a young reporter trying to cope with mental illness. Flock served in several positions for a San Francisco television news station before eventually moving to New York City and obtaining a job at CBS News. Following graduation, she lived in London for a year before settling in San Francisco, where she spent five years working as a print journalist prior to turning her attention to broadcasting. Her affinity for that area led her to attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Novelist Elizabeth Flock was raised in Connecticut but spent her vacations visiting with family in the South, particularly with her grandparents in Texas. Me and Emma, Mira Books (Don Mills, Ontario, Canada), 2005.Įverything Must Go, Mira Books (Don Mills, Ontario, Canada), 2006. WRITINGS: NOVELSīut Inside I'm Screaming, Mira Books (Don Mills, Ontario, Canada), 2003.
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Education: Graduated from Vanderbilt University.
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