Merlino,+Linda

Biographical Information
Dates: Dates in Ridgefield: 1977- fiction entrepreneur, astrologer Linda Merlino grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Ridgefield in 1977, becoming a volunteer at the Keeler Tavern Museum. In 1980 she was included in the register of Outstanding Young Women of America. She grew a hobby of making desserts into a business called Grand Finale and later became an astrologer. A member of the Connecticut Press Club, her novel, //Belly of the Whale,// published in 2008, won second place as best fiction of 2009 by the Press Club. She is also a member of the Ridgefield Writers Guild. **Titles: ** //Swan Boat Souvenir //, 2003 //Belly of the Whale, //2008  Hudson Catalina, 2012  Room of Tears, 2013 --Sources: [|www.lindamerlino.com;] Amazon.com; www.celestialblueprints.com