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Reviewed on January 1, 2004
Novelist Scofield, who spent most of her upbringing in 1950s Texas, was the older of two girls. Her father worked hard but sporadically, requiring the family to move in with relatives when times got tough. Ill with kidney disease and depression, her mother, Edith, turned to the Catholic religion when introduced to God through a hospital chaplain. From then on, Edith made every effort to raise her girls in the church. She sent Sa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More