Raised in the Midwest, Greer Macallister is a novelist, poet, short story writer, and playwright who earned her MFA in Creative Writing from American University. Her debut novel The Magician's Lie was a USA Today bestseller, an Indie Next pick, and a Target Book Club selection. It has been optioned for film by Jessica Chastain's Freckle Films. Her novel Girl In Disguise, also an Indie Next pick, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called it "a well-told, superb story." She lives with her family in Washington, DC.
"WOMAN NINETY NINE is a gorgeous ode to the power of female
courage...Greer Macallister pens a nail-biter that makes you want
to stand up and cheer." - Kate Quinn, NYT bestselling author of THE
ALICE NETWORK
"Greer Macallister's characters never fail to leap off the page
into your very soul; you can't help loving them, rooting for them,
agonizing with them over the choices they must make. WOMAN
NINETY-NINE is richly and expertly woven with chilling historical
details you won't soon forget what it was like to be behind the
locked doors of Goldengrove Asylum on a mission to save someone you
love." - Susan Meissner, bestselling author of AS BRIGHT AS
HEAVEN
"Mccallister's mastery of historical fiction is on full display in
WOMAN NINETY NINE. Her incisive voice brings a dark chapter of our
past to life with unsettling contemporary resonance." - Julia
Whelan, award-winning audiobook narrator and author of MY OXFORD
YEAR
"As she did in Girl in Disguise, Macallister honors the brave women
of history and spins a fine tale that will sweep readers away to
another time. This work of historical fiction is a perfect reminder
that women will not be silenced." - Pamela Klinger-Horn, Excelsior
Bay Books (Excelsior, MN)
"A true page-turner from beginning to end with a very satisfying
ending." - Carrie Deming, The Dog Eared Book (Palmyra, NY)
"Macallister sensitively and adroitly portrays mental illness in an
era when it was just beginning to be understood, while weaving a
riveting tale of loyalty, love, and sacrifice." - Publishers
Weekly
"This is an insightful look inside a mental institution at a time
when women were pretty much powerless. But are these women really
ill or are they just rebels? It's a great read and deserves
consideration by book clubs." - Linda Bond, Auntie's Bookstore
(Spokane, WA)
"Exploring sisterhood, trauma, and the power of shared experience,
Woman 99 is an undercover glimpse inside a late nineteenth-century
treatment facility. Macallister fearlessly probes the dark corners
of the era, exposing barbaric treatments and backward thinking
surrounding mental illness." - Booklist
"Readers will become engrossed in Charlotte's journey of
self-discovery as she fights to free herself and her sister from a
rigged system." - Library Journal
"A riveting successful novel." - Write On Cindy
"It's impossible not to root for the sisters as they work to combat
that mistreatment on behalf of themselves and others. Woman 99 is a
fast-paced historical thriller perfect for book club discussions."
- Shelf Awareness
"A fascinating, suspenseful story...[The] message rings true today,
with a timelessness that adds to the tension as we read." -
Washington City Paper
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