Robert Clark's first book,
The Solace of Food: A Life of James Beard, which received full page reviews and/or cover treatment in the
New York Times Book Review,
Washington Post, and
San Francisco Chronicle and also won the Julia Child IAACP award. His other non-fiction books include
River of the West, a chronicle of the Columbia River, and
My Grandfather's House, a memoir that was named a finalist for the
Los Angeles Times Book Award in biography.
Clark is the author of four novels:
In the Deep Midwinter;
Lives of the Artists;
Love Among the Ruins, a double BookSense 76 pick in both hardcover and paper; and
Mr. White's Confession, which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel as well as the PNBA Award. Clark lives in Seattle.