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Catherine Arthelia Kidwell (January 14, 1921 – February 17, 2002) was an American novelist who began her career in writing late in her life, and was best known for her semi-autobiographical novel ''Dear Stranger''. Born in Lowry City, Missouri,〔("A Profile of Nebraska Writer Catherine Kidwell" ), Nebraska Center for Writers at Creighton University (accessed 2012-01-24).〕 Kidwell enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1969, together with her daughter Jane. She culminated her studies with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1977 at the age of 56. Her thesis, ''The Woman I Am'', was published as a Dell paperback. Kidwell then developed the story further and turned it into the novel ''Dear Stranger'',〔Hazel Geissler, ("'Dear Stranger' began as a master's thesis" ), ''St. Petersburg Evening Independent'', February 24, 1983, p. 3-B.〕 which Warner Books published in February 1983〔Edwin McDowell, ("When to Market a Book" ), ''The New York Times'', March 4, 1983.〕 and was chosen as a Literary Guild selection.〔 She continued to write and to teach writing at Southeast Community College in Lincoln; she died at the age of 81, after a struggle with Parkinson's disease.〔 ==Bibliography== * ''The Woman I Am'' (1979) * ''Dear Stranger'' (1982) * ''"I Couldn't Put It Down": How to Write Quality Fiction in Ten Easy Lessons'' (1986) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catherine Kidwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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