Dr. Mary Sheppard

Mary Sheppard was born and raised in Lewisville, North Carolina. After attending Elon College (now Elon University), she spent her young life in Winston-Salem with her husband, Jim, and their two sons. Imbued with a lifelong love of writing, Mary continued working to hone her skills for the novels she was determined to write. Her first, All Angels Cry, won the prestigious Sir Walter Raleigh Award given annually for the best work of fiction by a North Carolina writer. She continues to write...See more

Mary Sheppard was born and raised in Lewisville, North Carolina. After attending Elon College (now Elon University), she spent her young life in Winston-Salem with her husband, Jim, and their two sons. Imbued with a lifelong love of writing, Mary continued working to hone her skills for the novels she was determined to write. Her first, All Angels Cry, won the prestigious Sir Walter Raleigh Award given annually for the best work of fiction by a North Carolina writer. She continues to write accurate, moving, historical fiction, to the delight of her many readers. See less