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Nobody in Nashville has a bigger name to live up to than Bezellia Grove. As a Grove, she belongs to one of city’s most prominent families and is expected to embrace her position in high society. That means speaking fluent French, dancing at cotillions with boys from other important families, and mastering the art of the perfect smile. Also looming large is her given name Bezellia, which has been passed down for generations to the first daughter born to the eldest Grove. The others in the long line of Bezellias shortened the ancestral name to Bee, Zee or Zell. But Bezellia refuses all nicknames and dreams that one day she, too, will be remembered for her original namesake’s courage and passion. Though she leads a life of privilege, being a Grove is far from easy.
About the Author
Susan Gregg Gilmore was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Her mother, a painter, and her father, the son of a revival-bred preacher, influenced her love of storytelling. Susan and her three siblings spent much of their summers with their grandparents outside of Nashville where they fished, swam, caught lighting bugs, and learned to grow the perfect tomato.
After graduating from the University of Virginia, Susan worked as a secretary for the Smithsonian Institution. And after graduating with a Master's degree from the University of Texas, she birthed three babies, whipped up cookies for bake sales, chaired community fundraisers, taught Sunday School, and somewhere along the way free-lanced for newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor.
Susan now lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and her writing is rooted in the rich land she calls home.
