The Tolling of Mercedes Bell: A Novel (55 page)

J
ENNIFER
D
WIGHT
was born into a U.S. Air Force family who was stationed throughout the U.S. and Asia during her youth, before settling in Colorado. In Asia she was first exposed to ancient cultures and eastern religions, which sparked her lifelong interest in how peoples’ beliefs shape their lives.

She attended The Colorado College where she graduated with a B.A. in Religion. Ms. Dwight worked as a litigation paralegal, writer, and trainer for 33 years in the San Francisco area, while rearing a family. During that time she also wrote and published numerous articles, short stories, and three nonfiction books, as well as a 60-segment weekly fiction serial for a newspaper.

The Tolling of Mercedes Bell
is her first novel. She lives with her husband, Robert W. Duffey, and their little black dog, Jackie Beane, in Northern California. When she is not writing or outside working in the garden or walking, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, live music, yoga, knitting, puttering, and pondering.

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