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"Leona befriended Emmalee, taught her to sew, and offered a home to the unwed mother. When Leona dies tragically, Emmalee decides to honor her by making her a beautiful funeral dress. While half the town rallies behind her, others try to take her child from her. Emmalee will learn she has more strength that she thought possible"--
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.
