Julia Truitt Yenni
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Brief Biography
Julia Truitt Yenni [Hikes] was a native of Birmingham, Alabama. She briefly attended Lincoln Memorial University before relocating to New York City. She began her writing career while working as a secretary and attending night classes at Columbia University. She moved to Chicago for a few years before returning to New York, publishing three novels during that time. Her last novel was published in 1951, but she continued to write articles and stories for women's magazines afterwards. Later in life, she resided in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, where she contributed a weekly column to the local newspaper. In 1983, Yenni moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to be closer to her adult children, and she remained there until her passing in 2000.
Publications
Never Say Goodbye. New York; Reynal and Hitchcock, 1937.
This is Me, Kathie; a Novel. New York; Reynal and Hitchcock, 1938.
House for the Sparrow. New York; Reynal and Hitchcock, 1942.
The Spellbound Village. New York; Harcourt, Brace, 1951.
This is Me, Kathie; a Novel. New York; Reynal and Hitchcock, 1938.
House for the Sparrow. New York; Reynal and Hitchcock, 1942.
The Spellbound Village. New York; Harcourt, Brace, 1951.
Themes
Julia Truitt Yenni wrote coming-of-age stories about young women trying to find their place in society while maintaining some personal freedom.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Yenni, Julia Truitt, “Julia Truitt Yenni,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/679.