She left that position in 1985 to spend more time with her children. For Quindlen, who is well known for her liberalism, this social issues- oriented column was a means of effecting change. In 1994, Quindlen quit the op- ed page to write novels full time. She already had two best- sellers to her credit. Her latest novel is the story of a battered wife named Fran who escapes her alcoholic husband and moves with her son to Florida, solidifying her own sense of identity in the process.
Women go after intimacy, and men, autonomy.
They are at cross- purposes. This book is just a worst- case scenario. Anna Quindlen, who works on a laptop in her home in Hoboken, New Jersey, is currently at work on her fifth novel. This notice has expired. This page created and maintained by the Office of Communications .