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name: Eldonna Edwards
about: Eldonna Edwards grew up in a large family nestled between cornfields and churches in the provincial Midwest. She eventually escaped the harsh winters, moving to California where she expanded her career from journaling teacher to author to beloved writer's conference instructor and public speaker. The voice in her best-selling debut novel  THIS I KNOW, comes straight from the heart and has won over the hearts of readers everywhere. In her second novel  Clover Blue  (June 2019) Eldonna once again explores themes of otherness and belonging, and the true definition of home. Eldonna is also the subject of the award-winning documentary Perfect Strangers that follows one kidney patient and one potential kidney donor in their search for a possible Eldonna Edwards grew up in a large family nestled between cornfields and churches in the provincial Midwest. She eventually escaped the harsh winters, moving to California where she expanded her career from journaling teacher to author to beloved writer's conference instructor and public speaker. The voice in her best-selling debut novel  THIS I KNOW, comes straight from the heart and has won over the hearts of readers everywhere. In her second novel  Clover Blue  (June 2019) Eldonna once again explores themes of otherness and belonging, and the true definition of home. Eldonna is also the subject of the award-winning documentary Perfect Strangers that follows one kidney patient and one potential kidney donor in their search for a possible match. Her 2014 memoir LOST IN TRANSPLANTATION chronicles this life-changing decision. Eldonna currently lives and writes in a tiny pink house in beautiful San Luis Obispo, CA. "Luminous Stories, Unlikely Heroes." Eldonna is drawn to stories about community--the places we live, the families we're born into, and the tribes we gravitate toward. She prefers hometown settings peopled with recognizable characters from the grocery store, a neighborhood cafe or noisy schoolyard. Her books explore the bigger questions of one's meaning and purpose, and the overlapping consequences of our choices, good and bad. Eldonna integrates humor into her stories to balance the complex and sometimes darker aspects of challenging situations. Please visit her at http://www.eldonnaedwards.com or find her on Facebook at  Eldonna Edwards Author Page ...more