Inside One Author's Heart: An Autobiography

Inside One Author’s Heart offers a rare glimpse behind the image of a bestselling writer.

Instead of her sweeping tales of the Old South, Ms. Price focuses on herself, her readers, and the special way in which they nourish each other. He tells it straight—with “warts and flaws” and, at all times, an endearing sense of humor about herself and her work.

Here Ms. Price reveals how she creates her haunting novels, and how she brings her characters to life on paper. Here are the heartfelt dialogue...