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Amanda Skenandore is an award-winning author of historical fiction and a registered nurse. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and garnered accolades from the American Library Association, Reader’s Digest, Silicon Valley Reads, and Apple Books. She is a 2024 Nevada Arts Council’s literary fellow. Amanda lives in Las Vegas with her husband and their pet turtle, Lenore.

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Average rating: 4.15 · 130,850 ratings · 9,520 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Second Life of Mirielle West 4.19 avg rating — 49,569 ratings — published 2021 — 19 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 Nurse's Secret 4.14 avg rating — 34,684 ratings — published 2022 — 17 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 Medicine Woman of Galveston 4.05 avg rating — 24,311 ratings — published 2024 — 9 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 Undertaker's Assistant 4.03 avg rating — 12,467 ratings — published 2019 — 12 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
	Between Earth and Sky 4.33 avg rating — 9,204 ratings — published 2018 — 14 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 Second Life of Mirielle West: Sneak Peek 4.21 avg rating — 258 ratings	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 Medicine Woman of Galveston: Sneak Peek 3.86 avg rating — 159 ratings	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 Nurse's Secret: Sneak Peek 3.81 avg rating — 154 ratings	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
	Het licht van gevallen sterren by Amanda Skenandore (Goodreads Author), Petra Butler (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings	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
	When No One Else Will 4.20 avg rating — 10 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

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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

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“Even when ya go home, ya won’t be the same person ya were before. No two ways about that. With or without the disease, life ain’t that damn long. Might as well make the most of it, or try at least. Wherever ya are.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West

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“She’d always found children loud and squirmy and, often as not, smelly. But at least they spoke straight. They laughed when they were happy and cried when they were in pain. You never had to second-guess their motives or scrutinize their expressions.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant

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“A good lie’s always easier to stomach than the truth.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West

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