Biography of wanda e brunstetter

American novelist

Wanda E. Brunstetter is a novelist in the Amish romancegenre, with more than 10 million books sold.^[1] Her books have been on the New York Times Best Seller list.^[2][3][4] Brunstetter is based in Washington.^[5]

Biography

Brunstetter grew up in Tacoma, Washington.^[6] Her parents disapproved of her wish to be an author when she grew up; her father called her "a dreamer." She was 60 years of age when her first book was published in 1997,^[6] and she would have to wait another three years before her second book was accepted by a publishing house.^[7]

Brunstetter worked as a typist for the government and met her husband through work while he was stationed at Fort Lewis.^[6] Brunstetter's husband, Richard, who grew up in a Mennonite church, was the catalyst for her interest in the Amish.

Brunstetter has always tried to portray the Amish culture accuratel