Sarah, Plain and Tall | About the Author
Born in 1945 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Patricia MacLachlan grew up as an only child whose parents encouraged her interest in reading and writing. MacLachlan graduated from the University of Connecticut and in 1962 married Robert MacLachlan, with whom she has two sons and a daughter. The family lives in Leeds, Massachusetts.
During the 1980s, MacLachlan has enjoyed much success as a writer. Her first novel, Arthur, for the Very First Time, won the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers in 1980. Unclaimed Treasures was a 1984 Boston Globe-Horn...
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