Marilynne Todd Linford is a nature lover, people watcher, amateur philosopher, and breast cancer survivor. She and her husband, Richard, are parents of eight and grandparents of nineteen. Marilynne has written seven other books. Her hobbies include playing piano duets and/or Scrabble with anyone who is willing, studying LDS Church history, being a docent at the Church Museum of History and Art, and most of all enjoying her family.