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Melinda Haynes is an American novelist best known for her novel Mother of Pearl, which was adapted into a feature film in 2005. She was born on December 3, 1955 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Haynes attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She then went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of New Orleans. Haynes has written several novels, including Mother of Pearl (1995), The Weight of Dreams (1998), and The Land of Mango Sunsets (2003). Her work has been praised for its vivid descriptions of the South and its exploration of race and class. Haynes has received numerous awards for her work, including the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Fiction, the Mississippi Library Association Award for Fiction, and the Mississippi Arts Commission Award for Fiction. Haynes currently lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with her husband and two children.

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Occupation Novelist
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 3 December, 1955
Birthday 3 December
Birthplace Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2003

Haynes's third book is titled, Willem's Field (2003, ISBN 0-7432-3849-4). Willem's Field is a 432-page print hardback & paperback book.

2001

Her second novel Chalktown (May 2, 2001, ISBN 0-7862-3356-7, hardcover) was published by Hyperion Books in Hardback (317 pp) & Paperback (368 pp).

1999

In June 1999, Haynes' first novel, Mother of Pearl (1999, ISBN 0-7868-6485-0, hardcover) was chosen to be a member of Oprah's Book Club. The novel also was a New York Times' Best Seller.

1955

Melinda Haynes (born 1955) is an American novelist. She grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. For much of her adult life she was a painter. In 1999, she wrote her first published novel, Mother of Pearl, while living in a mobile home in Grand Bay, Alabama. Melinda Haynes currently resides in Mobile, Alabama with her husband, Ray. Her writing is intimately connected with the Mississippi of the 1950s and the 1960s.