Marcia Preston
Marcia Preston grew up on a wheat farm in central Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plains. From her father, she learned the art of storytelling; from her mother, a reverence for books; and from Oklahoma`s red earth, a love of wildlife and the outdoors.
Preston`s bestselling UK debut novel, The Butterfly House, was chosen for WHSmith’s Fresh Talent promotion and went on to become a bestseller.
Her second book for the MIRA imprint, The Story of Us (published as The Piano Man in North America), deals with the emotional and psychological ripple effects of a heart transplant on the families of both donor and recipient.
Her next book, West of the Wall (published as Trudy`s Promise in North America), is about a young mother`s fight to regain her son when they are separated by the Berlin Wall.
Marcia earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Central Oklahoma, taught in public high schools for more than a decade, and worked for a time as PR and publications director. For many years, she has edited and published ByLine, a trade magazine for aspiring writers (www.bylinemag.com). She also oversees the farm where she grew up, which was homesteaded by her grandparents.
Marcia lives with her husband, Paul, beside a creek in central Oklahoma, where she bird-watches, gardens and dodges tornadoes.
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