Deborah Rudell is featured on Deborah Kalb Books in a conversation about her memoir Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship and a Soul. In the interview, she discusses her writing process and the life experiences that influenced her work, including the challenges and transitions that informed her narrative.
This feature offers readers an inside look at Deborah’s creative journey and how Grit & Grace came to be.
Read here: Book Q&A's with Deborah Kalb
I grew up in a small town in British Columbia, the eldest of four children. Typical of the 60’s and 70’s, there were many children in the neighborhood and plenty of independence and autonomy. My parents were busy with younger siblings and as a child I found solace in my stuffed animals and imaginary friends. As a preteen, my grandmother taught me about reincarnation, Edgar Cayce, yoga and Jesus. As a teen, my coping mechanism for the pain I saw and felt in the world was a reading list that included Max Heindel’s The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, Gina Cerminara’s Many Mansions, Levi Dowling’s The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ and books about Atlantis.
