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=Sue Monk Kidd=

Sue Monk Kidd was born in Sylvester, Georgia in 1948. Her book, The Secret Life of Bees, pertains to her life growing up in the South. She went to Texas Christian University and received a degree in nursing. Although, she began writing during her childhood, she stopped at the age sixteen, and did not continue until after her marriage. Currently, she lives with her husband, Sandy, and her Black Lab, Lily, in Charlestown, South Carolina. Her third novel, The Secret Life of Bees, won the Book of the Year Award, and the Quill Award. The Secret Life of Bees is a New York Times Bestseller, and is soon to be a major motion picture.

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Sue Monk Kidd was born in Sylvester, GA, in 1948. Like Sue Monk Kidd, her character Lily in the Secret Life of Bees, also spends her childhood in the South. She was inspired to write in the age of 16, but she didn't continue until after college. Instead of going to college for writing, she went to Texas Christian University for nursing. One of her well-known novels was published in 2000. One of the awards she won was the Katherine Anne Porter 2nd prize in fiction. It is also a novel on New York Times Best Seller and soon to be a major motion picture.

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