birth_place imagesize nationality birth_date period genre article_title name occupation
united states 150px american 1947 1976 - present romance , christian fiction francine rivers
 francine rivers novelist
francine rivers

francine sandra rivers -lrb- born 1947 -rrb- is an american author of fiction with christian themes , including inspirational romance novels .
prior to becoming a born-again christian in 1986 , rivers wrote historical romance novels .
she is best known for her inspirational novel `` redeeming love '' , while another novel , `` the last sin eater '' has become a feature film .
