| − | Woods was always attracted to the prose style and moral, religious, and cultural values reflected in the writers of nineteenth century England; a representative list of such authors includes Charlotte Brontë, [[Jane Austen]], [[Charles Dickens]], and [[George Eliot]]. In order to have an opportunity to study these writers in depth, as well as the historical and philosophical context in which they wrote, Woods obtained her PhD. in Nineteenth century Studies, with a concentration in English Literature, from Drew University, Madison, NJ, in 1991. | + | Woods was always attracted to the prose style and moral, religious, and cultural values reflected in the writers of nineteenth century England; a representative list of such authors includes [[Charlotte Brontë]], [[Jane Austen]], [[Charles Dickens]], and [[George Eliot]]. In order to have an opportunity to study these writers in depth, as well as the historical and philosophical context in which they wrote, Woods obtained her PhD. in Nineteenth century Studies, with a concentration in English Literature, from Drew University, Madison, NJ, in 1991. |
| | Woods' self-identified mission is to supply the twenty-first century with literary fiction of the same quality, style, and values as the great nineteenth century authors, but in a contemporary setting. Her writing style has been called "fast paced", "gripping", "uplifting", and "entertaining". | | Woods' self-identified mission is to supply the twenty-first century with literary fiction of the same quality, style, and values as the great nineteenth century authors, but in a contemporary setting. Her writing style has been called "fast paced", "gripping", "uplifting", and "entertaining". |