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Linda MacKillop

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As a creative nonfiction writer and fiction writer for both adults and young people, Linda MacKillop's articles and essays have appeared in books, magazines, and literary journals such as Under the Sun and Relief Journal. The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon is her debut novel and winner of The Christy Award for First Novel. Her middle grade novel, Hotel, Oscar, Mike Echo, was a finalist for the Christianity Today Book Awards for Young Adults. She earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing at the Rainier Writing Workshop in Tacoma, Washington. As the mother of four adult sons, she and her husband live in an empty nest outside of Chicago. Visit her website at lindamackillop.com. ...more

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The first question folks often ask a novelist is about their book’s inspirations. How did you come up with the idea? Is this a true story about you? What inspired the book? Often I tell people a fictional story is a compilation of truth and made up details. I might find a person’s quirk interesting and include them in a work. One of life’s perplexities might have

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What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God’s Presence in Grief

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“Be strong and courageous, no matter what you face. You are loved and seen and known by God.”
― Linda MacKillop, The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon

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“And most relationships introduce pain into our lives in one form or another. People’s words hurt us. People leave. People die. But they’re worth it.”
― Linda MacKillop, The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon

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“Her granddaughter was certainly a master at finding the neediest ones.”
― Linda MacKillop, The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon

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