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L.A. Smith

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Average rating: 4.45 · 38 ratings · 13 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wilding (The Traveller's Path, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Bound (The Traveller's Path, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Choice (The Traveller's Path, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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

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In the 1920s, a grieving middle-aged couple, Mabel and Jack, move to the Alaskan wilderness to make a new start. Their cherished dream for a family of their own has shattered under the weight of miscarriages and a baby still-born, and their flight to the wilderness carries with it their hopes for a renewed sense of purpose together.

So begins The Snow Child (published 2012), a fairy-tale retelling

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L.A. Smith wrote a new blog post Review: The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey In the 1920s, a grieving middle-aged couple, Mabel and Jack, move to the Alaskan wilderness to make a new start. Their cherished dream for a family of Read more of this blog post »
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L.A. Smith and 849 other people liked Matt's review of The Sun Also Rises: "Oh, to have been Ernest Hemingway. Except for the whole shotgun thing. He was a man, back when that meant something. Whatever that means. He had it all: a haunted past; functional alcoholism; a way with words; a way with women; and one hell of a bear" Read more of this review »
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L.A. Smith answered Goodreads's question: What books are on your summer reading list this year? I am finally getting to Babel, by R.F. Kuang. It's loaded on my Kindle and ready to go for my long walk through Spain on the Camino this spring. I am also currently reading The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, as a classic book set in Spain. Dark See Full Answer
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Interesting concept, a great main character, but a few elements that ultimately made it an unsatisfying journey for me. For a deeper dive into Douglas Westerbeke's debut novel see my full review at https://lasmithwriter.com/review-a-sh... ...more
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L.A. Smith wants to read The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite History & Biography	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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