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Gwen Davis


Born
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States
May 11, 1936

Died
April 04, 2025


Gwen Davis was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, songwriter, journalist and poet.
Davis has written eighteen novels, including the bestseller The Pretenders. She has also written about travel for the Wall Street Journal Europe, for online publications such as the Huffington Post, maintained a popular personal blog, Report from the Front, and a blog reviewing Broadway theater productions, Will Blog for Broadway.

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Average rating: 3.56 · 320 ratings · 24 reviews · 65 distinct works
The Pretenders
2.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1969 — 17 editions
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Silk Lady
2.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions
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Kingdom come
4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions
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Jade
2.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 5 editions
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The Motherland
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions
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Touching
2.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 7 editions
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West of Paradise
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions
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Naked in Babylon
2.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1960 — 8 editions
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The Princess and the Pauper...
2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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Ladies in Waiting
2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions
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