Kathryn Magendie was born a West-by-god Virginia Hillbilly (she's quite proud of that), then moved here, there, and yonder before getting stuck in the swamps of South Louisiana for many years. One fine morning, she left behind her moss-filled grandfather oak trees in South Louisiana and floated off to a new home in a tucked-in cove in Maggie Valley, Western North Carolina, where she spins tales, drinks Deep Creek Blend coffee, enjoys an occasional vodka tonic with lime, and contemplates the glow of Old Moon.
Co-editor/publisher of the online journal Rose & Thorn, Kathryn's short stories, essays, photography, and poetry have appeared in a number of publications. Tender Graces: A Virginia Kate Saga is her first novel; she is hard at work on the second Virginia Kate Saga novel, Secret Graces, which will be released in 2010.
If you love family sagas, coming of age stories, Southern storytelling, or characters that stay with you long after you've finished reading the book they came from, you will love this wonderful novel.
