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Wendy Swallow

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in Newport, Rhode Island, The United States

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https://searchingfornora.com/

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Historical Fiction, Memoir, Fiction

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Average rating: 4.16 · 266 ratings · 46 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Searching for Nora: After the Doll's House 4.30 avg rating — 194 ratings — 2 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
	Breaking Apart: A Memoir of Divorce 3.80 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2001 — 4 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 Triumph of Love Over Experience: A Memoir of Remarriage 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2004 — 3 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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The Astral Library

by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author)

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Lighthousekeeping

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Audition

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