Oblituary: Madeline L’Engle Has Died at 88
From Yahoo News:
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.
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I have a recording of her reading A Wrinkle in Time. A treasured possession. Alas, her theology got too off-base for my tastes as the years progressed, but she was a marvelous storyteller.
When I was young she was my favorite writer. A Wrinkle in Time was one of those books that had a great impact on me the first time I read it in fourth grade, and I appreciated it more as I grew older. I also really liked her nonfiction. While not all might agree with her theology, I grew as a Christian from reading her books.
A brilliant woman.
I just discussed her books with a friend at work. It has always been a goal of mine to read everything in her collection. Her stories have always touched me and made me think.