Melissa Coleman (born 1969) is an American author and columnist best known as the author of ''This Life Is in Your Hands'', a childhood memoir exploring her iconic family's search for a

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. Coleman was born in

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to parents Sue and Eliot Coleman of the

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of the 60s and 70s, and her parents have been referred to as disciples of Scott and Helen Nearing.Maine In Print: Most Recent, May July 2011
Maine State Library Coleman is a columnist for ''Maine'' and ''Maine Home and Design'' magazines, and serves on the board of the Telling Room, a

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writing center for kids. Coleman lives in

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, with her twin daughters.

Bibliography

;Non-fiction *''This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone'' (2011)

References

External links

Official Site

Official Blog

(Official publisher web page)
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