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 1970 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 2016, TCU conferred on her an honorary doctor of letters degree.
Genres: Historical, Inspirational
Novels
The Secret Life of Bees (2000)
The Mermaid Chair (2005)
The Invention of Wings (2014)
The Book of Longings (2020)
The Mermaid Chair (2005)
The Invention of Wings (2014)
The Book of Longings (2020)
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