Book description
Ruth Axtell Morren wrote her first story when she was 12--a spy
thriller--and knew she wanted to be a writer. There were many detours
along the way as she pursued more realistic goals. She studied
comparative literature at Smith College, where she received a Bachelor's
degree; spent her junior year in Paris; taught English and lived as an
au pair in the Canary Islands; worked in international development in
Miami, Florida. It was there she met her husband, a Dutchman from
Suriname, who took her to the Netherlands to live for six years. In
Holland Ruth began crafting her first serious story in between having
children Justin, Adaja and Andre. It was there, too, she gained her
first recognition as a writer when she made the finals in the Romance
Writers of America Golden Heart Contest in 1994. After the initial
euphoria wore off, it was still several years before she made any
progress. Ruth and her family moved back to the U. S. to the east coast
of Maine. It was the ideal location--surrounded by spruce and fir, a
short walk from the rocky seashore--to hunker down in front of her
computer and write the stories simmering at the back of her mind. Ruth's
inner journey of faith parallels her outward journey--seemingly
circuitous, sometimes wandering in the desert--yet ever-guided by the
Good Shepherd. Ruth currently teaches Spanish to her children and a
small group of elementary school children in an after-school program.
She also enjoys gardening and has recently learned to knit. Living in
rural Maine has given her an opportunity to learn to start a fire in a
woodstove on a cold winter morning, shovel snow and realize how many
stars are in the sky at night. Ruth Axtell Morren wrote her first
story when she was 12--a spy thriller--and knew she wanted to be a
writer. There were many detours along the way as she pursued more
realistic goals. She studied comparative literature at Smith College,
where she received a Bachelor's degree; spent her junior year in Paris;
taught English and lived as an au pair in the Canary Islands; worked in
international development in Miami, Florida. It was there she met her
husband, a Dutchman from Suriname, who took her to the Netherlands to
live for six years. In Holland Ruth began crafting her first serious
story in between having children Justin, Adaja and Andre. It was there,
too, she gained her first recognition as a writer when she made the
finals in the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Contest in 1994.
After the initial euphoria wore off, it was still several years before
she made any progress. Ruth and her family moved back to the U. S. to
the east coast of Maine. It was the ideal location--surrounded by spruce
and fir, a short walk from the rocky seashore--to hunker down in front
of her computer and write the stories simmering at the back of her mind.
Ruth's inner journey of faith parallels her outward journey--seemingly
circuitous, sometimes wandering in the desert--yet ever-guided by the
Good Shepherd. Ruth currently teaches Spanish to her children and a
small group of elementary school children in an after-school program.
She also enjoys gardening and has recently learned to knit. Living in
rural Maine has given her an opportunity to learn to start a fire in a
woodstove on a cold winter morning, shovel snow and realize how many
stars are in the sky at night.
