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Hey there – welcome to my world!

I’m Lorna Hollifield—author, columnist, hobby actor, and unapologetic art junkie. I was born in artsy Asheville and now soak up the charm (and humidity) of Charleston, SC.

Lorna Hollifield

Lorna Hollifield

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Stack of books titled "Bright Little Girls" by Lorna Hollifield with a cover featuring a woman's face and torn paper fragments.
Book cover of "Tobacco Sun" by Lorna Hollifield, featuring silhouettes of two faces against an abstract background with a yellow and green color scheme.
Book cover titled "The Ocean at Night" by Lorna Hollifield, featuring a painting of a person walking on a beach at night with reflections on wet sand and a cloudy sky.

  • “Evocative and suspenseful, Bright Little Girls will keep you turning the pages and guessing until the very end.”

    —Patti Callahan Henry, NYT Bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea

  • Regarding Tobacco Sun: "Dueling southern voices uncloak both the vengeance and virtue of family in a tender tale that will flood the hearts of every reader."

    —Mary Alice Monroe, Neds York Times bestselling author of Beach House for Rent

  • "Great book! I couldn't put it down!"

    —From a Kindle reader’s 5-star review

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