Miracles on Maple Hill | About the Author
Virginia Eggertsen Sorensen was born on February 17, 1912, in Provo, Utah, to Helen ElDeva Eggertsen and Claude E. Eggertsen, an agent for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Sorensen grew up in Manti, a small town in Utah's Sanpete Valley, where her fifth grade teacher encouraged her to write. This early encouragement was important in her development, as was her Mormon faith.
On August 16, 1933, Virginia married Frederick C. Sorensen of Mendon, Utah. In 1934, the couple moved to Palo Alto, California, where Frederick studied for his doctorate in English at Stanford University....
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