| Sue Monk Kidd | |
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| Born | August 12 1948 Sylvester, Georgia |
| Occupation | Novelist, memoirist |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Writing period | 1988 - today |
| Debut works | Memoir: God’s Joyful Surprise (1988) Novel: The Secret Life of Bees (2002) |
Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12, 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States, best known for her novel, The Secret Life of Bees. Kidd, who was born in Sylvester, Georgia, graduated from Texas Christian University with a B.S. in nursing in 1970 and worked throughout her twenties as a Registered Nurse and college nursing instructor. She got her start in writing when a personal essay she wrote for a writing class was published in Guideposts and reprinted in Reader's Digest. She went on to become a Contributing Editor at Guideposts. Her first books, God’s Joyful Surprise (Harper SanFrancisco, 1988) and When the Heart Waits (Harper SanFrancisco, 1990), were spiritual memoirs describing her experiences in contemplative Christianity. The Dance of the Dissident Daughter (Harper SanFrancisco, 1996) introduced themes from feminist theology. Her first novel, The Secret Life of Bees (Viking, 2002), was completed over three and a half years. Her second novel, The Mermaid Chair, was published in 2005. She has acknowledged Henry David Thoreau, Kate Chopin, Thomas Merton, and Carl Jung as influences. She is currently Writer in Residence at Phoebe Pember House in Charleston, where she lives with her husband, Sanford (Sandy) Kidd, two children, Bob and Ann, and a black lab, Lily.
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| NAME | Kidd, Sue Monk |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sylvester, Georgia |
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