Sharon Rolens

Background

Sharon Rolens was born on February 14, 1932, in Kane, Illinois, United States. She is the daughter of Wilkinson and Audrey Davenport Jones.

Education

From 1963 to 1965 Sharon Rolens attended MacMurray College. Then she studied at the University of Denver from 1989 to 1993.

Career

Sharon Rolens is formerly a professional musician. From 1961 to 1973 she was a musician in Jacksonville, Ilinois. Rolens also worked at the Jacksonville State Hospital. She is the author of published short stories and poetry. Worthy's Town is her first novel.

Achievements

• Sharon Rolens is best known as the author of Worthy’s Town. It was a Literary Guild selection and one of five finalists for the Discover Great New Writers Award.

Works

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  • What Else But Home

    (This book is the story of the struggle for reconciliation...)

    2003
  • Worthy's Town

    (Beneath the quiet surface of life in Old Kane, Illinois, ...)

    2000

Connections

On November 16, 1985, Sharon Rolens married Darwin Rolens, a software specialist. They have four children: Patrick Brannan, Terrie Gay, Michael Brannan, and Jennifer Wallis.

Father:

Wilkinson Jones

Mother:

Audrey Davenport Jones

Spouse:

Darwin Rolens

Son:

Patrick Brannan Rolens

Daughter:

Terrie Gay Rolens

Son:

Michael Brannan Rolens

Daughter:

Jennifer Wallis

References

• Contemporary Authors
  2010