Author+Bio

Sue Monk Kidd was born August 12, 1948, in Sylvester, Georgia. She attended Texas Christian University. In college she studied nursing and got her B.S. She is married to Sandy Kidd and they have 2 children together, Bob and Ann. In the 1980s, Kidd published two books of nonfiction: __God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved__ (1987) and __All Things are Possible__ (1988). In 1994, Monk Kidd wrote a short story version of __The__ __Secret Life of Bees__//,// winning a number of awards for new writers as well as awards at writers' conferences.Then in 1997, she began writing the full novel. __The Secret Life of Bees__ was on the top seller list for a good amount of time. As well as her other big novel, __The Mermaid Chair.__ They both have been long-time seller and award winners. Other novels by Sue Monk Kidd include __When the Heart Waits__ (1992). She also wrote a novel with her daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor, titled __Traveling with Pomegrantes; A mother daughter story__. (2009)