Elizabeth Winthrop
| Occupation | author of fiction and memoir |
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| Introduction | ELIZABETH WINTHROP (www.elizabethwinthrop.com), the author of over sixty works of fiction for all ages was born in Washington, D.C. Her award-winning titles for children include The Castle in the Attic, Counting on Grace, The Red-Hot Rattoons and Dumpy La Rue. Her short story, The Golden Darters, was a selected by BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES by Robert Stone. Under the name Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop, she is the author of the memoir piece, Don’t Knock Unless You’re Bleeding; Growing Up in Cold War Washington. She is currently working on a personal history about her parents’ love affair during World War II. The daughter of Stewart Alsop, the political journalist, she divides her time between New York City and the Berkshires. |
| Favorite Movies | THE LIVES OF OTHERS, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD |
| Favorite Books | DISTANT LAND OF MY FATHER, MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, HOUSEKEEPING |