Gretchen Gibbs

Gretchen Gibbs grew up in a small town in Massachusetts, close to Boston, named for the English town of Boston where "Anne of the Fens" takes place. Gretchen obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard University, which recently dedicated the Anne Dudley Bradstreet Gate in Anne s honor. As a psychologist, she taught, practiced, and conducted research for many years, and published books and articles in psychology as well as short stories, memoir, and poetry. "Anne of the Fens" is her...See more

Gretchen Gibbs grew up in a small town in Massachusetts, close to Boston, named for the English town of Boston where "Anne of the Fens" takes place. Gretchen obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard University, which recently dedicated the Anne Dudley Bradstreet Gate in Anne s honor. As a psychologist, she taught, practiced, and conducted research for many years, and published books and articles in psychology as well as short stories, memoir, and poetry. "Anne of the Fens" is her second novel. "The Book of Maggie Bradstreet" was her first, written about Anne's granddaughter during the 1692 witch trials. Gretchen is descended from both Maggie and Anne." See less