Heather Lewis | |
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Born | 1962 Bedford, New York, United States |
Died | May 2002 New York |
Occupation | Novelist |
Heather Lewis ( c.1962–2002) [1] [2] was an American writer.
Heather Lewis was born in Bedford, New York. She attended Sarah Lawrence College. [1] [3]
She was the author of three published novels. The first, House Rules (1994), details the experiences of a fifteen-year-old girl working as a show rider of horses—an experience the author herself had in her teenage years. [1] [3] The novel won the 1995 Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. [4] Lewis's second novel, The Second Suspect (1998), follows the struggles of a female police investigator trying to prove the guilt of a powerful and influential businessman responsible for the rape and murder of several young women. The third, posthumously published novel, Notice (2004), describes the experiences of a young prostitute, Nina and her involvement with a sadist and his wife. [3] Lewis' former teacher, Allan Gurganus wrote an afterword for Notice. [5] The book is essentially a re-writing of The Second Suspect from the point of view of one of the victims.
Lewis was an out lesbian, [6] and her works explore aspects of American culture, such as the connections between power, drugs, sex, violence, love and justice. [3]
Lewis taught at the Writer's Voice and contributed to various anthologies of literature including Best Lesbian Erotica (1996, 1997), Once Upon a Time: Erotic Fairy Tales for Women (1996), and A Woman Like That: Lesbian and Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories (1999). [3] Lewis returned to New York in the fall of 2001, after a year in Arizona. She ended her life in May 2002, in New York. [3]
Heather Lewis | |
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Born | 1962 Bedford, New York, United States |
Died | May 2002 New York |
Occupation | Novelist |
Heather Lewis ( c.1962–2002) [1] [2] was an American writer.
Heather Lewis was born in Bedford, New York. She attended Sarah Lawrence College. [1] [3]
She was the author of three published novels. The first, House Rules (1994), details the experiences of a fifteen-year-old girl working as a show rider of horses—an experience the author herself had in her teenage years. [1] [3] The novel won the 1995 Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. [4] Lewis's second novel, The Second Suspect (1998), follows the struggles of a female police investigator trying to prove the guilt of a powerful and influential businessman responsible for the rape and murder of several young women. The third, posthumously published novel, Notice (2004), describes the experiences of a young prostitute, Nina and her involvement with a sadist and his wife. [3] Lewis' former teacher, Allan Gurganus wrote an afterword for Notice. [5] The book is essentially a re-writing of The Second Suspect from the point of view of one of the victims.
Lewis was an out lesbian, [6] and her works explore aspects of American culture, such as the connections between power, drugs, sex, violence, love and justice. [3]
Lewis taught at the Writer's Voice and contributed to various anthologies of literature including Best Lesbian Erotica (1996, 1997), Once Upon a Time: Erotic Fairy Tales for Women (1996), and A Woman Like That: Lesbian and Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories (1999). [3] Lewis returned to New York in the fall of 2001, after a year in Arizona. She ended her life in May 2002, in New York. [3]