Stephen McCauley grew up outside of Boston and was more or less educated in public schools. He went to the University of Vermont as an undergraduate and studied for a year in France at the University of Nice.
Genres: Literary Fiction
Novels
The Object of My Affection (1987)
The Easy Way Out (1992)
The Man of the House (1996)
True Enough (2001)
Alternatives to Sex (2006)
Insignificant Others (2010)
My Ex-Life (2018)
You Only Call When You're in Trouble (2024)
The Easy Way Out (1992)
The Man of the House (1996)
True Enough (2001)
Alternatives to Sex (2006)
Insignificant Others (2010)
My Ex-Life (2018)
You Only Call When You're in Trouble (2024)
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