Bestselling author Barbara Claypole White was born in rural England, but writes and gardens in the forests of North Carolina. Her passion for chipping away at stereotypes of mental illness inspires quirky stories about courageous characters with invisible disabilities, complicated relationships, and crazy critters…topped off with a dollop of hope. Her novels include: The Unfinished Garden, which won the Golden Quill for Best First Book; The In-Between Hour, a SIBA Okra Pick Winter 2014; The Perfect Son, a 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist for Best Fiction; Echoes of Family, a WFWA Star Award Finalist; and The Promise Between Us, a 2018 Nautilus Award Winner (for books that foster positive change in the world) and a 2019 American Fiction Awards Finalist. She is currently working on novel six, a father-son story about middle-aged heroes, teenage bullies … and a drunk groundhog.
She is also an OCD advocate for the A2A Alliance, a non-profit that promotes advocacy over adversity.
