Clarke County

Author

When Colette returned from her trip to Italy, she wanted a good record of the vacation. What developed was her first book A Redneck Goes to Rome. This hilarious and inspiring writing is about her, the inexperienced traveler. Colette has also written another book entitled A Redneck in the Black Hills, which is equally entertaining.

Colette Johnson is a retired piano teacher and organist at the First United Methodist Church in Jackson, Alabama. She lives in rural Clarke County with her husband Bill Chivers. She has been blessed with four sons, four daughters-in-law, and seven grandchildren. Colette holds a Bachelor of Science degree in music from Mississippi State University. Her hobbies include dancing, roller-skating, horseback riding, baking, play the guitar, and reading.

In addition to the historical research that she does for her books, Colette says that she also enjoy traveling, meeting people, and writing about them. She has been writing for four years.

Her books are available at The South Alabamian in Jackson, Alabama.