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Jenn

2,273 books | 223 friends

Wendy

806 books | 102 friends

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1,216 books | 345 friends

Linsey Bair

1,019 books | 101 friends

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501 books | 259 friends

Shannon Symonds

373 books | 197 friends

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Rachel Ward

Goodreads Author

Born

Salt Lake City, The United States

Website

http://rachelwardauthor.com

Twitter

rachelsueward

Genre

Chick Lit, Romance

Influences

Barbara Kingsolver, Anne Tyler, Amy Tan, J.K. Rowling

Member Since

May 2010

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Rachel grew up reading every book she could get her hands on and spending time with her cat. At least, that was the report in every annual Christmas letter. The humiliation was enough to spur her into action, and she began writing. And she never stopped. Rachel studied English at Brigham Young University-Idaho and then wrote and blogged in between the births of her six children. She currently lives in West Jordan with her family, and while she no longer has a cat, she still reads every book she can get her hands on.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 284 ratings · 65 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dear Jane 3.96 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Right Next to Me 3.83 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2017 — 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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Motherhood Now

I haven't written a post in years. I mean, sure, I started a new blog, sure, but not for the same reasons that I started this one. The reasons that I started this one can be satisfied with Instagram or Twitter. But I realized recently that when I stopped blogging, I did myself a serious disservice. This blog served as a collection of essays on my life as a mother of four little kids. Until I start Read more of this blog post »

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