Summer Games by Babs Hodges Deal
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Book Title
Summer Games by Babs Hodges Deal
Author
Babs Hodges Deal
Lifespan
1929-2004
Author Biography
Babs Deal, hailing from Scottsboro, Alabama, embarked on a multifaceted journey that led her to various roles and locations. She served as a substitute teacher, joined the US Army as a clerk-typist in Washington, D.C., and later pursued her studies at the University of Alabama, where she earned a BA in 1952 under the guidance of Hudson Strode. During this time, she met and married writer Borden Deal. Babs Deal's writing career blossomed with the publication of her first novel, Acres of Afternoon, in 1959, followed by numerous novels and short stories that garnered attention. Despite personal changes and a divorce from Borden Deal, she continued to write and eventually settled in Gulf Shores, Alabama, until her passing in 2004.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Publication Date
1969
Original Publication
Summer Games. Garden City, NY; Doubleday, 1969.
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Citation
Deal, Babs Hodges, “Summer Games by Babs Hodges Deal,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8061.