Still everyone, including the abbot, had said that he was running away from his grief. They'd had no idea what they were talking about. He'd cradled his grief, almost to the point of loving it. For so long he refused to give it up, because leaving it behind was like leaving her.

The Dance of the Dissident Daughter (Harper SanFrancisco 1996) introduced themes from feminist theology. Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States best known for her novel The Secret Life of Bees. She got her start in writing when a personal essay Sue Monk Kidd wrote for a writing class was publiSue Monk Kiddd in Guideposts and reprinted in Reader's Digest.

Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States best known for her novel The Secret Life of Bees.