ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Lowry attended Pembroke College (the women’s college at Brown until 1971) in the 1950s. After putting her studies on hold to get married, she completed her education at the University of Southern Maine and continues to write regularly with her dog Alfie by her side.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lowry eventually received a bachelor’s degree in 1972 from the University of Southern Maine and then immediately began work on a master’s degree. While attending graduate school, Lowry established herself as an accomplished freelance journalist.

Detailed explanation-3: -While raising her children, Lowry completed her degree in English literature at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine, in 1972. After earning her B.A., she continued at the university to pursue graduate studies. In 1977, at 40 years old, Lowry’s first book, A Summer to Die, was published.

Detailed explanation-4: -These days, Lowry enjoys mountainous awesome terrain near her summer place in Bridgton. But in the winter, her home is in Falmouth, and her connection to nature is on 100-acre Mackworth Island State Park, linked to the town by a causeway.

Detailed explanation-5: -Reflecting on her long career, Lowry can trace her success as a writer to her early time spent at Brown University. She enrolled there in 1954, which at the time was known as Pembroke College, the now-defunct women’s branch of Brown University. Lowry was only 17 and majored in writing.