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Talia Carner

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Formerly the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine and a lecturer at international women economic forums, novelist Talia Carner’s heart-wrenching suspense novels, PUPPET CHILD, CHINA DOLL and JERUSALEM MAIDEN and HOTEL MOSCOW have garnered rave reviews and awards. As each touches a social issue never explored before, they are often the choice of reading groups in the USA and abroad.

THE THIRD DAUGHTER, a novel about sex trafficking in Buenos Aires in the late 1800s, (HarperCollins 2019) was named Finalist by The Jewish Book Council (in the Book Club category.)

Talia Carner's 6th novel, THE BOY WITH THE STAR TATTOO, was released in February 2024 by HarperCollins. It is an epic historical novel weaving two yet-untold events set in France, the firs ...more

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	The Third Daughter 4.17 avg rating — 6,303 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jerusalem Maiden 3.94 avg rating — 2,744 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy with the Star Tattoo 4.18 avg rating — 1,831 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hotel Moscow 3.51 avg rating — 807 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	China Doll 3.67 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cup of Comfort for Women: Stories that celebrate the strength and grace of womanhood by Colleen Sell, Talia Carner (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Puppet Child 3.84 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chocolate for a Teen's Heart: Unforgettable Stories for Young Women about Love, by Kay Allenbaugh, Talia Carner (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Mothers & Daughters: 101 Inspirational and Entertaining Stories about That Special Bond by Jack Canfield, Amy Newmark (Goodreads Author), Mark Victor Hansen 4.04 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers: 101 Stories of Love, Laughs, and Lessons from Grandmothers and Grandchildren by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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(This blog expands on my Talia Tells Tales November 2025 newsletter. )

I am squeezed on a banquet bench at a Parisian café. Amongthe two dozen people scattered around bistro tables, conversations are flyingin both French and English. The aroma of brewing coffee is in the air inside,while in the street outside the large windows, autumn’s leaves float, undecidedwhether to land on the sidewal

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Talia Carner wrote a new blog post From "Licking The Windows" to Licking My Wounds (This blog expands on my Talia Tells Tales November 2025 newsletter. ) I am squeezed on a banquet bench at a Parisian café. Amongthe two dozen peopl Read more of this blog post »
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Talia Carner rated a book it was ok The Braid by Laetitia Colombani	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I may have picked the wr0ng book. Having heard raving comments about a book with "Braid" in its title, I read this one. The three stories told are highly unbalanced when it comes to pulling this reader's emotional strings. The story of the Indian gir ...more
Nov 06, 2025 08:59AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Braid by Laetitia Colombani. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Braid by Laetitia Colombani <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Talia Carner rated a book it was amazing Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins by Barbara Demick (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The research that Barbara Demick compiled in her search for the truth is astounding. I must say that I've had a vested interest in the topic, since my novel "China Doll" dealt with infanticide in China. In 2007 I presented the figures that supported p ...more
Nov 06, 2025 08:26AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Talia Carner rated a book it was amazing I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
(Note: I've read the novel in its Hebrew version) With a sure-penned and lyrical prose, Lihi Lapid paints a kaleidoscopic canvas of the push and pull experienced by a young mother striving to have it all. The tension between the idealistic, well-meani ...more
Nov 04, 2025 05:05AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Talia Carner and 6 other people liked Full of Lit's review of I Wanted to Be Wonderful: "When I read the description of this book, I felt I needed to read it because I am a wife and a mother. I don’t usually know what book I’m going to read because I can be really picky/moody and it really has to stand out to me. I decided to read the fi" Read more of this review »
Nov 04, 2025 04:56AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Talia Carner rated a book it was amazing I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
(Note: I've read the novel in its Hebrew version) With a sure-penned and lyrical prose, Lihi Lapid paints a kaleidoscopic canvas of the push and pull experienced by a young mother striving to have it all. The tension between the idealistic, well-meani ...more
Nov 04, 2025 04:43AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Talia Carner rated a book it was ok The Braid by Laetitia Colombani	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I may have picked the wr0ng book. Having heard raving comments about a book with "Braid" in its title, I read this one. The three stories told are highly unbalanced when it comes to pulling this reader's emotional strings. The story of the Indian gir ...more
Oct 08, 2025 02:44AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Braid by Laetitia Colombani. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Braid by Laetitia Colombani <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Talia Carner rated a book liked it The Tell: A Memoir by Amy Griffin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I wanted to love this book because of what happened to Amy. And what happened to her happened to millions of other girls--and, tragically, will continue to happen. All over the globe, every minute, girls are being raped. Pedophiles groom their victim ...more
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Talia Carner rated a book really liked it The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A great window opens into the lives of Iranian women during the last years of the Shah and the drastic change once the fundamentalists took over. Most of the novel focuses on the friendship between two girls whose circumstances were very different fr ...more
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Talia Carner rated a book really liked it The Star and the Shamrock (The Star and the Shamrock #1) by Jean Grainger (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A good story of the intertwined lives of the Scottish woman who accepts into her care two Jewish children whose mother must send them over from Germany in 1939. The story develops with its ties to the community, the challenges of the distant cousin--a ...more
Apr 03, 2025 09:32PM · like · see review

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“If life is a party, you should be the one throwing it!”
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“Don’t judge a home by its appearance, but by the warmth of its welcome.”
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“yourself into a sheep, and you’ll meet a wolf nearby.”
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