About the Author

Maureen Lee

Maureen Lee

Maureen Lee is a retired public relations professional and former newspaper journalist, teacher, and magazine editor.

She spent eight years as a research associate for child and family research centers at Clemson University and the University of South Carolina.

She grew up in Rhode Island, the state that Sissieretta Jones calledhome for fifty-seven years.

She lives in Columbia, South Carolina, where she and her husband own and operate Lee’s Book Attic, a used and antiquarian book business.

You can reach her by email: mlee@sissierettajones.com.