Lauraine Snelling

LAURAINE SNELLING

Lauraine Snelling is an award-winning author of over 30 books, both fiction and nonfiction, including the acclaimed Red River of the North series. A Dream to Follow is the debut novel in the Return to Red River series about the second generation of the Bjorklund family--the children of the hardworking immigrants. You may also know Lauraine as the author of the Secret Refuge series. Set during the Civil War, Jesselynn and Louisa Highwood, along with their brother Zachary, struggle to survive the devastation, save their Richmond home, and maintain their faith. Or, your may have purchased her book for your children: she has also written two series for teens and preteens: the acclaimed Golden Filly and High Hurdle books. Indeed a woman of all trades, Lauraine also teaches at writing conferences across the country and has an active speaking career. She and husband Wayne have two grown sons, four dogs and live in the country, where Lauraine gardens, sews, do crafts, cross-stitch, and enjoys her birds.