Doug Ingold



From his author page, "I am the father of two adult children, a daughter and a son, and the mother of five adult novels, though on first inspection, the third, SQUARE, may appear rather child-like. The fifth, THERE CAME A CONTAGION, has finally grown up and will be leaving home soon. Her coming-out party will take place on July 1, 2021. This latest novel was inspired by a vivid memory my wife had of a previous life time. I was born a long time ago in Peoria, Illinois and grew up in a small town nearby, the son of a factoryworker and a bank teller, though I descend from a long line of Mennonite farmers. I graduated from Washington Community High School. I got a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and a law degree from the University of Illinois in Champaign. Between Carbondale and Champaign my first wife and I served in the Peace Corps in Brazil. My first position as a lawyer was with the Legal Aid Bureau in Chicago; then, back in Carbondale, I became the director of the Jackson and Williamson Counties offices of the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation. From 1976 through 2019 I maintained a private legal practice in Garberville, California where I was also the part owner of Wolfenden, a publishing company. Since retiring, my wife and I have divided our time between the Redwood Coast of Northern California and the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia." From ABC BookWorld, "Attorney Doug Ingold of Arcata, California, . . . has been a part-time resident of Sechelt."