Author Madeleine L'Engle Dies at 88
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose novel "A Wrinkle in Time" has been enjoyed by generations of schoolchildren and adults since the 1960s, has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 88.
L'Engle died Thursday at a nursing home in Litchfield of natural causes, according to Jennifer Doerr, publicity manager for publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
She got me through adolescence with grace and fortitude when I read her "Meet the Austins" series. Then her adult novels showed me how to celebrate life, with all its uncertainties. She showed in her writing that life is equal parts tragedy and comedy and accepting both is the mark of a healthy and well-lived life. She was not prolific with her fiction - she wrote more Christian non-fiction - so I always eagerly anticipated her next novel. A toast to Madeline L'Engle whose strong understanding of the dark and light sides of life helped me grow into a strong, complex woman.
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This is very very sad indeed. How did I miss this, perhaps in my phlegm-induced fog of late? Thanks for sharing...I guess.
MM
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