Missing May | About the Author
Cynthia Rylant was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia, to John Tune, a sergeant in the army, and Leatrel (nee Rylant), who would return to school when Cynthia was four and would become a nurse. Tune was an alcoholic, and he and his wife frequently argued. When Cynthia was four years old, her parents split up. Her father disappeared for a few years, resurfacing in Florida. Cynthia was shipped to her grandparents in Illinois while her mother attended college. When Cynthia was eight, she returned to her mother to live in southern West Virginia. The insecurities engendered by her...
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