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Georgette Symonds

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in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

November 10

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Dostoevsky, Shakespeare, O. Henry, Poe, Thoreau and St. Theresa . My a ...more

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Georgette Symonds was raised in an Irish Catholic family in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up in an apartment building in Brooklyn was like living in the United Nations. Each apartment had a family of a different culture. Aromas would fill the building; Italian sauce simmering on a stove, Polish kielbasa tempting the pallet, or her mother’s Irish rice pudding calling her name. She is proud to be a Brooklynite. She spent the first twelve years of her education in the parochial school system. Following a career in nursing and raising a family Georgette went on to volunteer for the police department in the Criminal Investigations Unit. Utilizing her knowledge of spiritual and emotional conflict she became a published author. Having always had a ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 66 ratings · 18 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Bless Me Father 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Look Not Upon Our Sins 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	The Decision: The 90 day diary of a young woman who must decide the fate of herself and her unborn child! 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 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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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

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“His hand tightened on the coppiced knob handle of his shillelagh when he also saw the deteriorating fabric. Bridget and Peter had walked together through this wooded area on the north side of Glencar Lake many times over these last four years searching for some telltale sign of Meg.”
― Georgette Symonds, Look Not Upon Our Sins

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