Susan Gregg Gilmore
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Susan Gregg Gilmore | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | National Cathedral School University of Virginia University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Novelist |
Susan Gregg Gilmore (born 1961) is an American novelist specializing in Southern fiction. Her first book, Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen, was called a "stand-out coming-of-age novel" by NPR critic Alan Cheese.[1] Her most recent novel, The Funeral Dress, was described as a "revelatory novel that offers an evocative account of the lives of Appalachian working women" by Kirkus Reviews.[2]
Gilmore lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her husband and dog.[citation needed]
The youngest of four children, Gilmore was born in 1961 in Nashville, Tennessee. During her high-school years, her parents moved to Washington, D.C., where she attended National Cathedral School. She studied history at the University of Virginia, serving as a reporter for The Cavalier Daily. Following graduation, she worked as a secretary at the Smithsonian Institution. She earned her master's degree in American studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
She married her husband in 1985; they raised three daughters together.
