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Rhys Godwin

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Born

Jackson, MS, The United States

Genre

Memoir, Historical Fiction, Children's

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Russell Banks, Ernest Hemingway, Washington Irving, Tiffany McDaniel, ...more

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November 2009

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After 30 years as a controller of catastrophes for corporations and governments, the author traveled in search of some calm and contentment. He journeyed to Europe and retired there after arriving in Provence and finding La Burlande B&B. He happily practices his Fabulous French now in the “South” of France.
He writes stories about family, primarily aimed at reconnecting with his three children and eight grandchildren. His books reflect on the curious coincidences in life. He speaks of discerning the meanings and purposes of events; an entertaining personal exercise tying the threads of family with the little-heralded histories of our larger worlds. He has just begun to publish to the general public.

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Rhys Godwin The Diary of a Nobody, Crime & Punishment, The Judgement of Paris, Almost Paradise, The Goldfinch, The Poisonwood Bible, That Evening Sun, String Too …moreThe Diary of a Nobody, Crime & Punishment, The Judgement of Paris, Almost Paradise, The Goldfinch, The Poisonwood Bible, That Evening Sun, String Too Short to Save, Affliction(less)

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Rhys Godwin The richest mysteries in a life remain just that because we fail to revere each moment in its true light. The piece of a life story we identify easily…moreThe richest mysteries in a life remain just that because we fail to revere each moment in its true light. The piece of a life story we identify easily has to be something wow, big, extraordinary. For example: my nephew did family research during the COVID and totally changed the way our family views itself. His research produced an incredible story, epic, documented beyond dispute or any disbelief, so now weave that into a plot for a book; there's the creative challenge. But to the more personal mystery: at three or four, mommy says "You're lucky you lived at birth..."; so nice to be informed at that age then left hanging 'til the next installment which, at another sensitive point in development, comes as "...there are reasons you are so very different from the rest [six children total]." After she passed away, I discovered something very life-impacting at the age of of 63. ... Plot? Book? Oui!(less)

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The Fire Next Time

by James Baldwin

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Mar 17, 2026 12:56PM

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The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

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That Evening Sun

by William Faulkner

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Rhys answered Goodreads's question: What books are on your summer reading list this year? The Diary of a Nobody, Crime & Punishment, The Judgement of Paris, Almost Paradise, The Goldfinch, The Poisonwood Bible, That Evening Sun, String Too Short to Save, Affliction
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