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Sharon Gloger Friedman

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Sharon Gloger Friedman was born and raised in South Florida and now happily resides in Georgia with her husband. A former teacher, copy editor and freelance writer, her articles and essays have appeared in The Boston Globe, Woman’s World Magazine, Yahoo News and Examiner.com. Her debut novel, Ashes, is the winner of the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Historical Fiction, and the 2019 New Apple Summer Ebook Awards solo medalist for Historical Fiction. Her newest historical novel is the recently released In Freedom's Light.

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	Ashes 4.52 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	In Freedom's Light 4.67 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Other Emma 4.50 avg rating — 40 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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I am beyond excited to share this wonderful news.Ashes was named a Next Generation Indie Book Award winner in the Historical Fiction category! The Indie Book Awards program recognizes and honors authors and publishers of exceptional independently published books.

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