Melissa Coleman
Melissa Coleman | |
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| Born | 1969 |
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| Nationality | American |
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.
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.
Bibliography
- Non-fiction
- This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone (2011)
References
- ^ a b Janet Maslin (April 6, 2011). "Back-to-the-Land Life Recalled in Dark and Light". NYT.
- ^ Maine In Print: Most Recent, May July 2011, Maine State Library
External links
- Official Site
- Official Blog
- (Official publisher web page)