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Melinda Haynes grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. A painter for most of her life, she now writes full-time from her home in Grand Bay, Alabama.
Her works include Mother of Pearl (1999), Chalktown (2001) and Willem's Field (2003).
She lives with her husband, Ray, and an adopted greyhound.
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