Luanne Rice
Luanne Rice
Luanne Rice is the New York Times bestselling American author of 31 novels that have been translated into 24 languages. She often writes about nature and the sea, and many of her novels deal with love and family. She is the author of The Lemon Orchard, Little Night, The Silver Boat and Beach Girls...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 September 1955
CountryUnited States of America
loses
The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can't lose it.
goodbye heart loss
Anyone with a heart, with a family, has experienced loss. No one escapes unscathed. Every story of separation is different, but I think we all understand that basic, wrenching emotion that comes from saying goodbye, not knowing if we'll see that person again-or perhaps knowing that we won't.
waiting sometimes hardest
Sometimes waiting is the hardest thing of all.
black-and-white judgment easy
Judgment is easy: it is black and white, as brutal as a gavel strike.
finding-love secret bees
The Secret Life of Bees proves that a family can be found where you least expect it-maybe not under your own roof, but in that magical place where you find love. The Secret Life of Bees is a gift, filled with hope!
new-beginnings happy-endings
happy endings start with new beginnings.
ancestors beloved cried dock felt gather ghosts imagine knowing land left round stood
I went to Cork, Ireland, and stood on the dock some of my ancestors had left from. I felt their ghosts gather round me, and I cried to imagine what it must have felt like - leaving that beautiful land and those beloved people, knowing it was forever.
ancestors came characters family fourth gave helped lemon portable stories
My father gave me an old Olympia portable when I was in fourth grade. Our ancestors came from Ireland. Our family stories of immigration helped me understand more about my characters in 'The Lemon Orchard.'