Mary Doria Russell (born 1950) is an American novelist.
Russell was born in the suburbs of Chicago. Her parents were both in the military: her father was a Marine Corps drill instructor, and her mother was a Navy nurse. She graduated from Glenbard East High School and later she earned a Ph.D in biological anthropology at the University of Michigan.
Russell currently lives in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, with her husband, Don. They h...
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Mary Doria Russell (born 1950) is an American novelist.
Russell was born in the suburbs of Chicago. Her parents were both in the military: her father was a Marine Corps drill instructor, and her mother was a Navy nurse. She graduated from Glenbard East High School and later she earned a Ph.D in biological anthropology at the University of Michigan.
Russell currently lives in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, with her husband, Don. They have a college-age son, Dan.
Two of Russell's novels — The Sparrow and its sequel Children of God — explore one of science fiction's oldest concepts: first contact with aliens. Within the framework of the two works, she also explores how one can reconcile the idea of a benevolent deity in a universe filled with pain and evil.
Russell's third novel, A Thread of Grace, tells a fictional story within the fact-based setting of the Resistance in Italy during World War II and the plight of Jewish refugees in Northern Italy escaping from Nazi...
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