Addie Greene
After growing up close to the land on a California ranch, Addie Greene, author of How the Winds Laughed, met a man who taught her the glories of the sea. In 1971, the pair decided to sail around the world in a 28-foot boat. She went on to raise two children and pursue a writing career. She lives in Ashland, Oregon, and though 150 miles inland, she can still hear the winds laugh.