Background
Sumner, Melanie was born on December 30, 1963 in Middletown, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Joseph Roger and Mary Ruth (Page) Sumner.
(In a daring novel that deftly fuses wild, satiric humor a...)
In a daring novel that deftly fuses wild, satiric humor and deeply felt pain, Melanie Sumner tells the story of the Pepperses of Counterpoint, Georgia -- a family that never raises their voices or honks a horn and "avoids discussing sex, politics, and religion, favoring the topic of the weather, which averages seventy-five degrees in Counterpoint year-round." Henry, a stoic businessman, vies for rule of the house with his flamboyant wife, Florida, a pertinacious Baptist and aspiring artist. Together, their clear mission is to protect and guide their children-asthmatic, hormonal Roderick and hell-bent Louise-and keep them well dressed. So when Louise flees the Maude Wilson College for Women to join the Arthur Reese Traveling Show, Henry and Florida will do anything to win her back.
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Sumner, Melanie was born on December 30, 1963 in Middletown, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Joseph Roger and Mary Ruth (Page) Sumner.
Student, Darlington School, Rome, Georgia, 1982. Bachelor, University North Carolina, 1986. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1987.
Instructor English as Second Language United States Peace Corps, Dakar, Senegal, West AFrica, 1988-1990. Instructor Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1990-1993, Santa Fe Community College, 1998-1999, University New Mexico, Taos, 1999—2001. Associate professor English, Shorter College, Rome, since 2002.
Writer-in-residence Berry College, 2003. Visiting lecturer University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1995-1996. Visiting writer Berry College, since 2003.
(In a daring novel that deftly fuses wild, satiric humor a...)
Married David William Marr, March 31, 1996. Children, Zoe Page, Sumner Rider.