![]() She and her family still live in the Chicago area when she's not writing, she's gardening, taking long walks, rooting for the Cubs. Her other novels include Alice I Have Been and Mistress of the Ritz. This was followed by The Autobiography of Mrs Tom Thumb in July 2011. ![]() As Melanie Hauser, she published two contemporary novels.īy incorporating her passion for history and biography, Melanie, now writing as Melanie Benjamin, has finally found her niche writing historical fiction, concentrating on the "stories behind the stories." Her first historical novel, Alice I Have Been, was published in 2010. Writing was always beckoning, however, and soon she began writing for local magazines and newspapers before venturing into her first love, fiction. While attending Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Melanie performed in many community theater productions before meeting her husband, moving to the Chicago area and raising two sons. An avid reader all her life - as a child, she was the proud winner, several years running, of the summer reading program at her local library - she still firmly believes that a lifetime of reading is the best education a writer can have. ![]() ![]() Melanie Benjamin was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. ![]()
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