Stephanie Grace Whitson

Stephanie Grace Whitson
Born	1952 (age 72–73) East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	French teacher, novelist
Genre	Historical Fiction, Fiction, Christian

Stephanie Grace Whitson (born 1952) is an American writer of historical fiction. A native of southern Illinois, she has lived in Nebraska, United States, since 1975. ^{[1] [2]} She began what she calls "playing with imaginary friends" (writing fiction) when, as a result of teaching her four homeschooled children Nebraska history, she was encouraged and challenged by the lives of pioneer women in the West.

Since her first book, Walks the Fire, ^{[3] [4]} was published in 1995, Stephanie's fiction titles have appeared on the ECPA bestseller list numerous times and been finalists for the Christy Award, the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, and ForeWord's Book of the Year. Her first non-fiction work, How to Help a Grieving Friend, was released in 2005. ^{[5] [6]}

Her interests include pioneer women's history, antique quilts, and French, Italian, and Hawaiian language and culture.

Books

• Prairie Winds series
  • Walks The Fire (1995)
  • Soaring Eagle (1996) ^{[7] [8]}
  • Red Bird (1997)
• Keepsake Legacies series
  • Sarah's Patchwork (1998)
  • Karyn's Memory Box (1999)
  • Nora's Ribbon Of Memories (1999)
• Dakota Moons series
  • Valley Of The Shadow (2000) (Christy Award finalist)
  • Edge Of The Wilderness (2001) (Christy Award finalist)
  • Heart Of The Sandhills (2002) ^[9]
• Pine Ridge Portraits series
  • Secrets On The Wind (2003)
  • Watchers On The Hill (2004)
  • Footprints On The Horizon (2005)
• How To Help A Grieving Friend (2005)
• A Garden In Paris (2005)
• A Hilltop In Tuscany (2006) (sequel to A Garden In Paris)
• Jacob's List (2007)
• Women of the West series
  • Unbridled Dreams (2008)
• A patchwork love, part of A patchwork Christmas collection

References

1. Fuson, Judi. "Love of history, sharing real-life stories propels Lincoln author of nearly 30 books". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
2. Lange-Kubick, Cindy. "Devoted volunteers endeavor to place headstones on graves for children at Wyuka". Journal Star. Retrieved 2021-09-03. A second story is a 2017 blog post by author Stephanie Grace Whitson, who told of the home's earliest history, started by "charitable women of Nebraska" to create a refuge for "friendless children, girls, young women and old ladies." The Nebraska-based writer of historical fiction came across the curious green sign in 2001, after visiting her first husband's grave nearby.
3. "Walks the Fire (Prairie Winds #1)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
4. "Walks the Fire (Prairie Winds, book 1) by Stephanie Grace Whitson". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
5. Konradi, Donna (2015-04-03). "How to Help a Grieving Friend, by Stephanie Grace Whitson" . Activities, Adaptation & Aging. 39 (2): 179–180. doi:10.1080/01924788.2015.1039416. ISSN   0192-4788. S2CID   58813636.
6. "How to Help a Grieving Friend: A Candid Guide for Those…". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
7. "Soaring Eagle (Prairie Winds, #2)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
8. Whitson, Stephanie Grace (1996). Soaring Eagle. Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN   978-0-7852-7617-3.
9. "Religion Book Review: HEART OF THE SANDHILLS by Stephanie Grace Whitson, Author . Thomas Nelson $13.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7852-6824-6". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

External links

• Official website