Luanne Rice

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birthdate = birth date|1955|9|25|mf=y
birthplace = New Britain, Connecticut United States
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occupation = Novelist
nationality = American
period = 1985 - Present
genre = Romance, Suspense
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website = http://www.LuanneRice.com

Luanne Rice (born September 25, 1955) is the bestselling American author of twenty-three novels. She often writes about nature and the sea [http://www.bookreporter.com/features/beachbag2005/summers_child.asp] , and many of her novels deal with love and family [http://romancedesigns.com/clientnewsletters/INTLuanneRice.cfm] [http://www.doubledaybookclub.com/doc/full_site_enrollment/detail/fse_product_detail_plus.jhtml?repositoryId=681753B596&section_name=Video%20Interview] .

Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Rice is the oldest of three daughters born to an English teacher and a typewriter salesman. Her 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. She studied art history at Connecticut College, but dropped out when her father became ill. She began to write, working as a maid in Newport, Rhode Island, a researcher at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., and a whale researcher and deckhand in Woods Hole, Massachusetts to support herself [http://www.randomhouse.com/features/luannerice/] . Her debut novel, "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 [http://www.conncoll.edu/is/info-resources/special-collections/masterlist.html] .

Several of Rice's novels have been adapted for television, including "Crazy in Love" for TNT, "Blue Moon" for CBS, "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 divides her time between New York City and Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Bibliography

*1985: "Angels All Over Town" (ISBN 9780689116162)
*1988: "Crazy in Love" (ISBN 9780670821310)
*1990: "Stone Heart" (ISBN 9780670832675)
*1991: "Secrets of Paris" (ISBN 9780670827732)
*1993: "Blue Moon" (ISBN 9780670843015)
*1995: "Home Fires" (ISBN 9780553097283)
*1999: "Cloud Nine" (ISBN 978-0553110630)
*2000: "Follow the Stars Home" (ISBN 9780553110739)
*2001: "Dream Country" (ISBN 9780553801194); "Firefly Beach" (ISBN 0739414771); "Summer Light" (ISBN 9780553801224)
*2002: "Safe Harbor" (ISBN 978-0553802184); "True Blue" (ISBN 9780553588293)
*2003: "The Perfect Summer" (ISBN 9780553897746); "The Secret Hour" (ISBN 9780553802245)
*2004: "Beach Girls" (ISBN 0553587242); "Dance With Me" (ISBN 9780553802276); "Silver Bells" (ISBN 9780553804119)
*2005: "Summer of Roses" (ISBN 9780553804102); "Summer's Child" (ISBN 0553587625)
*2006: "Sandcastles" (ISBN 9780553804195)
*2007: "The Edge of Winter" (ISBN 9780553805277)
*2007: "What Matters Most" (ISBN 9780553805339)
*2008 "Last Kiss" (ISBN 9780553805123)

References

* [http://www.luannerice.com Official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723494/ IMDb entry]
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/features/luannerice/blog/ Rice's blog]
* [http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-rice-luanne.asp Interview with Rice]