About Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd is a writer, novelist and memoirist. She was born in Albany, Georgia and raised in the tiny town of Sylvester, Georgia, a place that deeply influenced the writing of her first novel The Secret Life of Bees.
Sue's first book, God's Joyful Surprise (Harper SanFrancisco, 1988), describes the beginnings of her spiritual search. Her second book, When the Heart Waits, (Harper SanFrancisco, 1990) reveals a deepening of Sue's voice and recounts her vivid spiritual transformation at mid life. Turning her explorations to feminist theology, she published The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, (Harper SanFrancisco, 1996), a memoir that had a groundbreaking effect within religious circles.
Sue's desire to write fiction returned in her forties, and she enrolled in a graduate writing course at Emory University, as well as studying at Sewanee, Bread Loaf and other writers' conferences. She wrote and published short stories in small literary journals for which she garnered several awards. Sue serves on the board of advisors for Poets & Writers, Inc.
Today Sue lives in Southwest Florida with her husband, Sandy, and their black lab, Lily.
Sue's first book, God's Joyful Surprise (Harper SanFrancisco, 1988), describes the beginnings of her spiritual search. Her second book, When the Heart Waits, (Harper SanFrancisco, 1990) reveals a deepening of Sue's voice and recounts her vivid spiritual transformation at mid life. Turning her explorations to feminist theology, she published The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, (Harper SanFrancisco, 1996), a memoir that had a groundbreaking effect within religious circles.
Sue's desire to write fiction returned in her forties, and she enrolled in a graduate writing course at Emory University, as well as studying at Sewanee, Bread Loaf and other writers' conferences. She wrote and published short stories in small literary journals for which she garnered several awards. Sue serves on the board of advisors for Poets & Writers, Inc.
Today Sue lives in Southwest Florida with her husband, Sandy, and their black lab, Lily.
Non fiction
This Is the Day (1987)
God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved (1987)
All Things Are Possible (1988)
When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions (1990)
Love's Hidden Blessings: God Can Touch Your Life When You Least Expect It (1990)
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (2002)
A Luminous Presence: One Woman's Awakening to the Inner Life (2005)
Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writings of Sue Monk Kidd (2006)
Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother/Daughter Story (2009) (with Ann Kidd Taylor)
God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved (1987)
All Things Are Possible (1988)
When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions (1990)
Love's Hidden Blessings: God Can Touch Your Life When You Least Expect It (1990)
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (2002)
A Luminous Presence: One Woman's Awakening to the Inner Life (2005)
Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writings of Sue Monk Kidd (2006)
Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother/Daughter Story (2009) (with Ann Kidd Taylor)
Links to other websites
| suemonkkidd.com |
Sue Monk Kidd recommends
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2005) Kim Edwards " Unfolds from an absolutely gripping premise, drawing you deeply and irrevocably into the entangled lives of two families and the devastating secret that shaped them both. I loved this riveting story." | The Problem with Murmur Lee (2005) Connie May Fowler "Written with wonderful originality and biting humor, The Problem with Murmur Lee is about all the things that matter: life, death, love, foregiveness, and the journey towards truth. Its deeply affecting story left me with an aching love for life." | Bill Warrington's Last Chance (2010) James King "Perhaps the best thing you can say about a novel is that the story lingers after you finish it. I have gone on thinking about this one without trying." | |
Those We Love Most (2012) Lee Woodruff "Those We Love Most is an engrossing story about family fragility, rupture, and redemption. Woodruff's beautiful and unflinching portrayal of the grief, betrayal, guilt, tenacity, and love that engulf this family in the aftermath of a devastating tragedy will keep you turning pages till the end." |
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