She appeared on Winfrey's talk show, and wrote the screenplay for a TV movie based on the book.ĭespite life in the public eye, Shreve was very private about her personal life. When her book The Pilot's Wife was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her book club, it became an instant bestseller, prompting even more celebrity for Shreve and her works. The Weight of Water was adapted into a major motion picture starring Sean Penn and Elizabeth Hurley, the first of several adaptations based on her works. Her first novel, Eden Close, was published in 1989, but it wasn't until 1997's The Weight of Water that Shreve became a household name for readers. Bestselling author Anita Shreve has passed away at the age of 71.īest known for novels with twisty, un-put-down-able plots, Shreve began her career as an English teacher and then took up journalism, publishing short stories on the side.
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