Ties That Bind: A Novel
Rachel Ann Nunes (pronounced noon-esh) learned to read when she was four, beginning a lifetime fascination with the written word. She avidly devoured books then, and still reads everything she can lay hands on, from children's stories to science articles. She began writing in the seventh grade and is now the author of nineteen published books, including the popular Ariana series and the picture book Daughter of a King, voted best children's book of the year in 2003 by the Association of Independent LDS Booksellers. All her books have been bestsellers in the LDS market.Rachel enjoys camping, spending time with her family, reading, and visiting far off places. While growing up, she lived in France for six months when her father was teaching French at BYU, and later she served an LDS mission to Portugal. She and her husband, TJ, and their six children live in Utah Valley. She believes that raising her family is the most important thing she will ever do.As a stay-at-home mother, it isn't easy to find time to write, but Rachel will trade washing dishes or weeding the garden for an hour at the computer any day! Her only rule about writing is to never eat chocolate at the computer. "Since I love chocolate and writing," she jokes, "my family might never see me again."--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.