Susan Meissner (born 1961) is an American author, columnist, and the former editor of a weekly newspaper. Meissner was born and raised in

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, where she attended

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. She lived in

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, and

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as an adult. In Minnesota, Meissner was the editor of a weekly newspaper. In 2007, Meissner moved back to southern California. Meissner is married and has four children. Meissner's novels have been reviewed by publications including ''

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''. She has won several awards for her novels, in addition to being a nominee for the

Christy Award The Christy Awards, established in 1999, are awarded each year to recognize fiction of excellence written from a Christian perspective with matters of faith at its core. Awards are given in several genres, including contemporary (stand-alone novel ...

and a finalist for the RITA Award. Meissner has written both general market and

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Selected bibliography

* ''A Window to the World'' (

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, 2005) * ''The Remedy for Regret'' (Harvest House, 2005) * ''A Seahorse in the Thames'' (Harvest House, 2006) * ''Blue Heart Blessed'' (Harvest House, 2008) * ''The Shape of Mercy'' ( WaterBrook, 2008) * ''White Picket Fences'' (WaterBrook, 2009) * ''Lady in Waiting'' (WaterBrook, 2010) * ''A Sound Among the Trees'' (WaterBrook, 2011) * ''The Girl in the Glass'' (WaterBrook, 2012) * ''A Fall of Marigolds'' (

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, 2014) * ''The Amish Clockmaker'' (Harvest House, 2015) * ''Stars Over Sunset Boulevard'' (New American Library, 2016) * ''A Bridge Across the Ocean'' (

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, 2017) * ''As Bright as Heaven'' (Berkley Books, 2018) * ''The Last Year of the War'' (Berkley Books, 2019)

References

1961 births Living people American women novelists Point Loma Nazarene University alumni 21st-century American women {{US-author-stub