Robert Clark (author)

Robert Clark is a novelist and writer of nonfiction. He received the Edgar Award for his novel "Mr. White's Confession" in 1999. A native of St. Paul, Minneapolis, he lives in Seattle with his wife and two children. [ [http://us.macmillan.com/mygrandfathershouse#biography Macmillan's promotional page for the Clark memoir "My Grandfather's House", accessed Oct. 2, 2008] ]

Clark's books touch on several genres but often return to questions centered in God: "Is there a God? Does he love us? Is he even paying attention?" [cite web|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19991128&slug=2998084|title=A Great Unknown -- Robert Clark Explores The Question, `Is There A God?'|date=November 28, 1999|author=Mary Ann Gwinn|publisher=seattletimes.com|accessdate=2008-10-02]

Works

Fiction

*"In the Deep Midwinter" (1998)
*"Mr. White's Confession" (1999)
*"Love Among the Ruins" (2002)

Nonfiction

*"James Beard: A Biography" (1993)
*"River of the West: A Chronicle of the Columbia" (1997)
*"The Solace of Food: A Life of James Beard " (1998)
*"My Grandfather's House: A Genealogy of Doubt and Faith" (2000)
*"Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces" (2008)

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