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Catherine Arthelia Kidwell (January 14, 1921 – February 17, 2002) was an American novelist who began her career in writing late in her life, and was best known for her semi-autobiographical novel Dear Stranger.

Born	(1921-01-14)January 14, 1921 Lowry City, Missouri
Died	February 17, 2002(2002-02-17) (aged 81)
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Period	1979–1986

Born in Lowry City, Missouri,[1] Kidwell enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1969, together with her daughter Jane. She culminated her studies with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1977 at the age of 56. Her thesis, The Woman I Am, was published as a Dell paperback. Kidwell then developed the story further and turned it into the novel Dear Stranger,[2] which Warner Books published in February 1983[3] and was chosen as a Literary Guild selection.[2]

She continued to write and to teach writing at Southeast Community College in Lincoln; she died at the age of 81, after a struggle with Parkinson's disease.[1]

Bibliography

• The Woman I Am (1979)
• Dear Stranger (1982)
• "I Couldn't Put It Down": How to Write Quality Fiction in Ten Easy Lessons (1986)

References

• "Catherine (Arthelia) Kidwell", Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, entry updated 15 June 2001.
• Dear Stranger at Kirkus Reviews

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