Ann Packer is an American novelist and short story writer, perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed first novel The Dive From Clausen's Pier. She is the recipient of a James Michener Award and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Packer is the daughter of Stanford University law professor Herbert L. Packer and Nancy Packer, a writer and former professor of English and creative writing at Stanford. She is the granddaughter of Alabama congressman, George Huddleston. Her brother, George Packer, is a novelist, journalist, and playwright.
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