Ruth King Porter
Ruth King Porter was born in New York City. She and her husband, Bill Porter, came to Vermont in 1964 when Bill got a job on the Rutland Herald. In 1973 they moved to a farm in Adamant near Montpelier, where they have lived ever since. Porter raised their four children and most of their food and farm animals.
Her books include a collaboration with her aunt, Bertha Frothingham editing a book of Maxwell Perkins’ personal letters, Father to Daughter, and two novels, The Simple Life (2006), and Ordinary Magic (2010). Photo and information via Ruth’s website.
