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Patricia Forde

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Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland, with her husband Padraic and two teenage children. She has previously published Picture
Books and Early Readers for children in Irish and in English. She has written two plays and several television drama series for children and
teenagers. In an earlier life, she was a primary school teacher and the artistic director of the Galway International Arts Festival.

The List ( The Wordsmith in the UK and Ireland) is her first novel.

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Patricia Forde Hi Michelle! The Wordsmith is about to be released in the USA under a new title: The List. So, they are actually one and the same book.


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Hi Michelle! The Wordsmith is about to be released in the USA under a new title: The List. So, they are actually one and the same book.


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Patricia Forde Hi Matthew! I'm thrilled you enjoyed the book. I might write a sequel some day. I love Letta and her world. I think when the book finished she probabl…moreHi Matthew! I'm thrilled you enjoyed the book. I might write a sequel some day. I love Letta and her world. I think when the book finished she probably went to live with the Desecrators and became active in their world. Maybe she taught children how to read and gave them all the words she knew. What do you think?(less)
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“How can we dream if we don't have words?”
Patricia Forde, The List

“The here and now is only the smallest part of who we are, each of us is all that we have been, all our stories, all that we could be.”
Patricia Forde, The List

“apples, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. There were no pineapples.”
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“How can we dream if we don't have words?”
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