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Rita Hestand

Rita Hestand was born in Corpus Christi, Texas just after WWII. Her father was a pipeliner, her mother a hair dresser. So as a child Rita traveled to almost all the states. She never went to school in the same place over a few weeks, giving her a lot of experience as the new kid on the block. Also an inborn ability to survive with God's help.

She became a widow in 2006. Havng two daughters, she now has seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

​That's where similarities stop, as Rita became a drop out in high school, learning the tricks of the trade the hard way. But despite years of rejections, Rita persisted. In fact, she became a master at persistance, which has led her to moderte sucess as a writer, of which she earned by the skin of her teeth. Nothing came easy, but much easier to remember because of it.

​Rita lives in a senior community now, but she hasn't stopped writing, and she doesn't plan on it. She's happily retired and writing up a storm, so watch for her new releases....Raining in My Heart (a new contemporary series) Mail Order Nanny and a new western Ask No Tomorrows!

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  • Cover of: Hannah's Man

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  • Cover of: Always Remember

    First published in 2011 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Heart Of The Wild

    First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nick's Baby

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  • Cover of: Travers Brothers Book 1: Chief Cook and Bottlewasher

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  • Cover of: Travers Brothers Book 2: Courting Abby

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  • Cover of: All My Yesterdays

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Subjects

Children's fiction, Animals, fiction, Fiction, romance, general, Love stories, Short stories, Ducks, fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, Ghosts, fiction, Halloween, fiction, Swimming, fiction, United states, fiction

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February 9, 2013 Edited by Tracey Carroll Added new photo
February 9, 2013 Edited by Tracey Carroll Added info about the Author.
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import