Philip Beard
Encyclopedia
Philip Beard is an American
novelist.
He was educated at Colgate University
and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
. He is an attorney who lives in Aspinwall
, Pennsylvania
, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
Beard is married with three kids.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novelist.
He was educated at Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law was founded in 1895, and became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900...
. He is an attorney who lives in Aspinwall
Aspinwall, Pennsylvania
Aspinwall is a borough on the Allegheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. It is essentially a residential place. In 1900, 1,231 people resided in Aspinwall, and that number rose to 2,592 in 1910, and 3,170 by 1920...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
Beard is married with three kids.
Works
- Dear ZoeDear ZoeDear Zoe is an epistolary, young-adult novel by the American writer Philip Beard.Set in 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it tells the story of 15-year-old Tess DeNunzio, who is wracked by guilt after losing her half-sister in a hit-and-run accident on the day of the September 11 attacks...
, a novel (New York: Viking, 2005) - Lost in the GardenLost in the GardenLost in the Garden is a midlife-crisis novel by the American writer Philip Beard.Set in contemporary Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it tells the story of 45-year-old Michael Benedict, who after the failure of his marriage, moves back with his parents and sets himself a goal of breaking 70 in his golf...
, a novel (New York: Viking, 2006)