Her fourth adult novel, The Widow’s Children (1976), was rejected by thirteen publishers before it was finally accepted by Dutton/Plume. Desperate Characters (1970) and The Western Coast (1972) followed, along with a number of award-winning children’s books-Fox has published over twenty in the course of her career. Her first adult novel, Poor George (1967), was well received by critics but did not fare well commercially. It wasn’t until Fox was in her forties that she was able to devote significant time to writing.įrom the beginning she has operated in two worlds, going back and forth between writing children’s books and adult novels. A second marriage ended when she was in her early thirties. Three years later she put her first child up for adoption. She was married at seventeen and soon after divorced. As a young adult, she held a variety of jobs with blips of education in between. Born in 1923, the unwanted daughter of largely absentee parents, she spent her childhood in the care of a series of guardians, some more reliable than others. Interviewed by Oliver Broudy Issue 170, Summer 2004
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