Janice Woods Windle
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Janice Woods Windle is an accomplished and well-known Texas author. Windle was born in Seguin, Texas and currently lives in El Paso, Texas.
Windle's first two novels, True Women and Hill Country and her first published work, the True Women Cookbook, all became best sellers and are based on extensive research into Windle's ancestors.
True Women, Windle's second novel, revealed the stories of Texas women who were caught up in the passions of war and revolution, slavery and redemption, lust and murder. Immensely popular, True Women was published in eight different languages and also became the basis for a CBS miniseries starring Angelina Jolie, Dana Delaney, and Annabeth Gish.
Windle's latest novel is Will's War, based on the life of her grandfather.
Windle attended the University of Texas where she was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She has earned many academic honors including Mortar Board and the American Association of University Women's "Woman of the Year." She is also a Father of Texas Awards recipient and the Texas Legislature passed a bill commending her on her superb contributions to the citizens of Texas.
