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Lynda Rutledge, author of West with Giraffes, Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale.
Bio. The Official Version. Before she became a novelist, Lynda was a professional writer for over 25 years, working as a copywriter, restaurant and film reviewer, book collaborator, nonfiction author, travel writer, and freelance journalist.
Lynda Rutledge is the bestselling author of "West with Giraffes," selected by Library of Congress-affiliated Texas Center for the Book as their 2023 Great Read and translated into 15 languages.
Lynda Rutledge Biography. Before she became a novelist, Lynda was a professional writer for over 25 years, working as a copywriter, restaurant and film reviewer, book collaborator, nonfiction author, travel writer, and freelance journalist.
Feb 1, 2021 · Lynda Rutledge. An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…”. Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away.
Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world's first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
West with Giraffes is a fiction account of a true story written by Lynda Rutledge. The story is set in 1938 while the Depression still lingers. It is a beautiful and heartwarming story of two giraffes who are being transported to the San Diego Zoo after crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Africa.
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