Marilyn Kriete

Marilyn Kriete's debut memoir, Paradise Road , chronicles the death of her first love and her conversion to Christianity and marriage that this memoir is rooted in. Paradise Road was recognized as the winner in the Young Adult Nonfiction Category and as a finalist in both New Adult Nonfiction and Book Cover Design (Nonfiction) in the 15th Annual Indie Excellence Awards. The 2022 Book Excellence Awards named it Best Adventure Nonfiction. The author/essayist lived in sixteen cities spanning four...See more

Marilyn Kriete's debut memoir, Paradise Road , chronicles the death of her first love and her conversion to Christianity and marriage that this memoir is rooted in. Paradise Road was recognized as the winner in the Young Adult Nonfiction Category and as a finalist in both New Adult Nonfiction and Book Cover Design (Nonfiction) in the 15th Annual Indie Excellence Awards. The 2022 Book Excellence Awards named it Best Adventure Nonfiction. The author/essayist lived in sixteen cities spanning four continents before returning to her native Canada. She resides in Kelowna, British Columbia, with her husband, Henry, and three cats. See less