1. "Growing up as the daughter of the late Brooks Read, a local journalist and master storyteller of original Brer Rabbit tales, Hawthorne said she developed an appreciation for language and stories early in life."
2. "That set the stage for her in recent years to coauthor four of the popular Chicken Soup books including Chicken Soup for the Womans Soul, A Second Chicken Soup for the Womans Soul, Chicken Soup for the Mothers Soul and Chicken Soup for the Singles Soul." 3. "She now lives in Iowa though her mother, Maureen Read, still lives here." 4. "They approached Jack Canfield, creator of the Chicken Soup stories, about doing a book for women." 5. "I didnt write these stories."
