Luanne Rice is an American novelist. Her 36 novels have been translated into 26 languages. She often writes about nature and the sea, and many of her novels deal with love and family. She is the author of ''The Lemon Orchard'', ''Little Night'', ''The Silver Boat'' and ''Beach Girls''.

Biography

Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Rice's first published poem appeared in the '' Hartford Courant'' when she was eleven, and her first short story was published in '' American Girl'' when she was fifteen. Her

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, ''Angels All Over Town'', was published in 1985. In 2002, Connecticut College awarded Rice an honorary degree and invited her to donate her papers to the college's Special Collections Library. She has also received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from St. Joseph College in West Hartford, Conn. In June 2014, she received the 2014 Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in the Literary Arts category for excellence and lifetime achievement as a literary artist. Rice is an avid environmentalist and advocate for families affected by domestic violence. Several of Rice's novels have been adapted for television, including ''Crazy in Love'' for

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, ''Blue Moon'' for

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, ''Follow the Stars Home'' and ''Silver Bells'' for the '' Hallmark Hall of Fame'', and '' Beach Girls'' for a summer 2005 mini-series on Lifetime. Rice contributed a monologue to ''Motherhood Out Loud'', a play that premiered at Hartford Stage Company and was performed Off-Broadway and at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Rice divides her time between

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Bibliography

* 1985: ''Angels All Over Town'' () * 1988: ''Crazy in Love'' () * 1990: ''Stone Heart'' () * 1991: ''Secrets of Paris'' () * 1993: ''Blue Moon'' () * 1995: ''Home Fires'' () * 1999: ''Cloud Nine'' () * 2000: ''Follow the Stars Home'' () * 2001: ''Dream Country'' (); ''Firefly Beach'' (); ''Summer Light'' () * 2002: ''Safe Harbor'' (); ''True Blue'' () * 2003: ''The Perfect Summer'' (); ''The Secret Hour'' () * 2004: ''Beach Girls'' (); ''Dance With Me'' (); ''Silver Bells'' () * 2005: Lily Malone 1.''Summer's Child'' (); 2.''Summer of Roses'' () * 2006: ''Sandcastles'' () * 2007: ''The Edge of Winter'' () * 2007: ''What Matters Most'' () * 2008: ''Light of the Moon'' (); ''Last Kiss'' (); '' The Letters'', co-written with Joseph Monninger () * 2009: ''The Geometry of Sisters'' () * 2010: ''The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners'' () * 2011: ''The Silver Boat'' () * 2012: ''Little Night'' ( * 2013: ''The Lemon Orchard'' () * 2013: ''The Night Before'' (ASIN: B00KB5P1B) DIGITAL, 24 PGS. * 2016: ''The Secret Language of Sisters'' () *2017: ''The Beautiful Lost'' () *2019: ''Pretend She's Here'' () *2020: ''Last Day'' () *2021: ''The Shadow Box'' ()

References

External links

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Rice's blog

Interview with Rice

Publishers Weekly

Good Morning America
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