Matthew Thomas

We Are Not Ourselves Matthew Thomas

Marc Notes: Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster.; 8; The product of a stormy upbringing in an Irish Catholic enclave of New York City, Eileen craves stability. Coming of age in the early sixties, she meets and marries a young scientist named Edmund Leary. But while Eileen wants more for her family, Ed won't give up teaching for a better-paid job. Inadvertently Eileen starts to climb her own career ladder in nursing. She pushes Ed into finding a new home, but it becomes clear that his resistance is part of a deeply troubling psychological shift.. Publisher Marketing: The product of a stormy upbringing in an Irish Catholic enclave of New York City, Eileen craves stability. Coming of age in the early sixties, she meets and marries a young scientist named Edmund Leary. But while Eileen wants more for her family, Ed won't give up teaching for a better-paid job. Inadvertently Eileen starts to climb her own career ladder in nursing. She pushes Ed into finding a new home, but it becomes clear that his resistance is part of a deeply troubling psychological shift. Contributor Bio:  Thomas, Matthew Matthew Thomas was born in the Bronx and grew up in Queens. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he has an MA from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and an MFA from the University of California, Irvine. His "New York Times" bestselling novel "We Are Not Ourselves "has been shortlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction and longlisted for the "Guardian "First Book Award. He lives with his wife and twin children in New Jersey.