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C.R. Hurst

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C.R. Hurst, who taught writing and language at a small college in Pennsylvania for over 25 years, retired early and moved to the North Carolina mountains, where she lives with her husband and a little tabby cat named Mattie. CR loves the outdoors, reads too much and writes too little. A realist with two feet planted in the 21st century, she nevertheless enjoys escaping into the past with historical fiction.

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Baobab Tree in Madagascar

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Image by Bernard Gagnon. Jeanne comments that the Baobab looks like it’s upside down upon seeing it for the first time.

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"“Round the World: A life of Jeanne Baret” by C.R. Hurst, was an utter delight, from start to finish. It’s a quick, fast-past read – almost a novella. It is a very well-written slice of historical-fiction, and it contains a plethora of historical info" Read more of this review »
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