Melissa Coleman

Melissa Coleman
Born	1969
Occupation	Author, Columnist, Writer
Nationality	American

Melissa Coleman (born 1969)^[1] is an American author, columnist, and writer 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. Melissa lives in Freeport, Maine, with her husband and twin daughters.

Bibliography

Non-fiction

• This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone (2011)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Janet Maslin (April 6, 2011). "Back-to-the-Land Life Recalled in Dark and Light". NYT. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/books/this-life-is-in-your-hands-by-melissa-coleman-review.html. 
2. ^ Maine In Print: Most Recent, May July 2011, Maine State Library

External links

• Official Site
• Official Blog
• (Official publisher web page)

Persondata
Name	Coleman, Melissa
Alternative names
Short description	Author
Date of birth	1969
Place of birth	Brooksville, Maine, United States
Date of death
Place of death