Cynthia Freeman facts for kids
Beatrice Cynthia Freeman (born January 10, 1915 – died October 22, 1988) was an American novelist. She was also known by her real name, Bea Feinberg.
About Cynthia Freeman
Cynthia Freeman was born in New York City in 1915. Soon after her birth, her family moved to San Francisco. She did not finish traditional school. Instead, her mother taught her at home.
She was very smart and went to the University of California, Berkeley when she was just fifteen years old. At eighteen, she married Herman Feinberg. They had two children, a son named Sheldon and a daughter named Arlene.
Cynthia Freeman passed away in 1988 in San Francisco. She was 73 years old.
Her Writing Career
Cynthia Freeman started writing books when she was young. However, she stopped writing for a while to run her own business. She had a company that specialized in interior decoration, which means designing the inside of homes and buildings.
Later, she had some health problems. This meant she could no longer continue her interior decoration business. She decided to go back to writing. She wanted to work on an old story she had written as a child. But, she found out her cleaning lady had accidentally thrown it away!
Even though her original manuscript was gone, Cynthia Freeman didn't give up. She rewrote the entire story from memory.
What She Wrote About
Cynthia Freeman became known for writing stories about Jewish families. Her books often followed these families through many generations. The main character in her novels was usually a strong woman.
One of her most famous books was No Time For Tears. In 1981, this novel was very popular. It reached number 10 on The New York Times list of bestselling novels in the United States.
Her books were incredibly successful around the world. They were translated into thirty-three different languages. More than twenty million copies of her books were sold globally.
