A Letter from the Author
There and Back Again is about my childhood, youth, and growth to maturity in two cultures, the parts that I think may be more interesting to others.
The title of course comes from the fictional book written by Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein. The whole series was read to me by my fifth grade teacher in 1966 at Woodstock School in India and I was enthralled by the adventure.
So I have written from my earliest memories to an age of deeper understanding - my journey and adventures, for any to glean from its’ words a connection to their own journey. It is a story of listening for the truth, a spiritual journey on the road home.
I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it
About the Author
Mark Hackney, born in Charlotte, NC, USA, was raised in India the son of missionary parents, from the age of three and a half, beginning in 1959. He experienced a close cultural bonding and plunged into the wonder that is India. After graduating from Woodstock School in the Himalayas in 1973 he returned to the United States for college in NC.
Returning to India in 1978 he completed a M.Div. degree from UBS in Pune, western India in 1984. He has taught college courses and pastored churches in India and western NC. He currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina and continues to work in ministry and in IT sales and support.
Visit the Works page to read about Mark's first book, There and Back Again released by Tate Publishing.