Sue monk kidd childhood

Sue monk kidd family

Sue Monk Kidd was raised in the small town of Sylvester, Georgia, a place that deeply influenced the writing of her first novel The Secret Life of Bees. She graduated from Texas Christian University in and later took creative writing courses at Emory University and Anderson College, as well as studying at Sewanee, Bread Loaf, and other writers conferences.

In , TCU conferred on her an honorary doctor of letters degree. Her book When the Heart Waits , published by Harper SanFrancisco in has become a touchstone on contemplative spirituality. In , Harper published The Dance of the Dissident Daughter , describing Kidd's journey into feminist theology, a memoir that had a groundbreaking effect within religious circles.

It has been translated into 36 languages and sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. The novel is taught widely in middle school, high school, and college classrooms. Kidd's second novel, The Mermaid Chair , has sold well over a million copies since its publication by Viking in , reaching 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and remaining on the hardcover and paperback lists for nine months.

The spiritual essays, meditations, and inspirational stories Kidd wrote in her thirties were collected into a single volume, Firstlight: The Early Inspiration Writings and published by Guideposts Books in and Penguin in Published by Viking in , it appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the New York Times list and has been published in several languages.

The Invention of Wings , Kidd's third novel was published in by Viking to wide critical acclaim. It debuted at 1 on the New York Times bestseller list where it spent a total of 9 months. Kidd's much anticipated novel, The Book of Longings , will be released April 21, She lives in North Carolina with her husband, Sandy, and dog, Barney.

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