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Trish Heald is the award-winning author of Sassafras. A former strategic business advisor, writer, and editor, Trish turned her hand to fiction after an MA in Psychology revealed a passion for helping flawed characters through crises and renewal. Trish lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, three almost adult children, and a narcoleptic beagle.

Sassafras won a 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best New Voice: Fiction and was a Finalist in the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards.

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The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts

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The Grey Wolf (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #19)

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The Ladies' Paradise

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