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Ruthie Marlenée is the Mexican-American author of Isabela's Island and Curse of the Ninth and is currently working on the sequel, And Still Her Voice. A Good Tabernero Listens, an excerpt from her forthcoming novel Agave Blues published in the Winter 2021 edition of Shark Reef Magazine, is nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Marlenée was born and raised in Orange County, California, and lives in Los Angeles and the desert in the Coachella Valley with her husband.
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	Agave Blues 3.63 avg rating — 51 ratings — 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
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	The Amber Waves of Autumn by David M. Olsen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	And Still Her Voice: A Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
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