Beverly Lewis is a Christian fiction novelist and children's author of over 70 books.
She was born Beverly Marie Jones, and is a former schoolteacher and musician. She started playing the piano at age 5, and began writing short stories and poetry when she was 9 years old.
Much of her writing focuses on the Anabaptist heritage and the Old Order Amish. Her maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, was born into an Old Order Mennonite Church, which interested Mrs. Lewis in her own "plain heritage." Her father was a pastor in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch community), where she was born and grew up. She was raised and continues to be part of the Assemblies of God community.
She went to Evangel University, and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2003. She is also a member of the National League of American Pen Women.
Beverly is married to David Lewis, and has 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren. They live in Colorado.
Beverly Lewis is an award winning author and a New York Times bestselling novelist. She's also been on the best sellers list for USA Today and the CBA. These are some of the recent awards she has won:
The Brethren: won the Christy Award in 2007 for Contemporary Series.
The Crossing: won the ECPA Gold Book Awards in 2007.
The Postcard: won the ECPA Gold Book Awards in 2006.
The Covenant: won the ECPA Gold Book Awards in 2006.
The Preacher's Daughter: won the Library Journal's Best Genre Fiction in 2005.
The Confession: won the ECPA Gold Book Awards in 2005.
The Reckoning: won the ECPA Gold Book Awards in 2005.
The Prodigal: Crossings Book of the Year in 2004.
The Betrayal: Inspirational Readers Choice - first place for Long Historical in 2004.
Saving Sarah Cain is based on the 2000 standalone novel, The Redemption of Sarah Cain. The movie was first shown on Lifetime in 2007. The DVD was released on January 15, 2008.