Melissa Coleman

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Melissa Coleman
Born1969
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  • Author
  • columnist
  • writer
NationalityAmerican

Melissa Coleman (born 1969) [1] is an American author and columnist best known as the author of This Life Is in Your Hands, a childhood memoir exploring her iconic family's search for a sustainable lifestyle.

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Coleman was born in Brooksville, Maine [1] to parents Sue and Eliot Coleman of the Back-to-the-land movement of the 60s and 70s, and her parents have been referred to as disciples of Scott and Helen Nearing. [2] Coleman is a columnist for Maine and Maine Home and Design magazines, and serves on the board of the Telling Room, a Portland, Maine writing center for kids. Coleman lives in Freeport, Maine, with her twin daughters.

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References

  1. 1 2 Janet Maslin (April 6, 2011). "Back-to-the-Land Life Recalled in Dark and Light". NYT.
  2. Maine In Print: Most Recent, May July 2011, Maine State Library