Patricia Wood

Patricia Wood is an American novelist. Her debut novel, Lottery, was shortlisted for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction. In December 2014, she published another novel, Cupidity.

Biography Wood was born in Seattle, Washington. and taught marine science and horseback riding.

On August 2, 2007, Wood published Lottery. The book tells the story of a mildly intellectually disabled man named Peter Crandall who wins the Washington State Lottery. It was shortlisted for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction.

Wood currently lives with her husband, Gordon, on a sailboat in Hawaii. She has a son, Andrew.