Lin Hai-yin's daughter, author Hsia Tsu-li, wrote her mother's biography. Hsia indicates that Lin read the book, entitled A Biography of Lin Hai-yin, before she passed away, and was delighted that all the things of value she had done in her life were included.
林海音女兒、作家夏祖麗曾為母親作傳，她表示，母親在生前看到《從城南走來──林海音傳》這本書，感到很高興，覺得一生的貢獻都在其中，了無遺憾。