Library
The following represents over twenty-eight years of Guests’ work:
Published Works
Ordinary People (1976)
Second Heaven (1982)
Killing Time in St. Cloud (1988)
with Rebecca Hill
The Mythic Family (1988)
Essay
Errands (1997)
The Tarnished Eye (2004)
Ordinary People
Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. This novel inspired Robert Redford’s Oscar-winning film of the same name starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore.
"Admirable... touching... full of the anxiety, despair, and joy that is common to every human experience of suffering and growth." -The New York Times
"Rejoice! A novel for all ages and all seasons." -The Washington Post
Publisher: Viking Press (July 1976)
Winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize.
Testimonials
“Graceful and flawless . . . In her understanding of the troubled landscape of American family life, Judith Guest has few equals”
“Beautifully told . . . I will always admire writers like Judith Guest, who dare to illuminate the small moment”