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Mim Eichmann

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Born

in Washington, D.C., The United States

Website

https://www.mimeichmann.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction

Influences

Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, Katherine Anne Porter, Tillie Olsen

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January 2020

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A graduate from the Jordan College of Music at Butler University, in Indianapolis, IN, Chicago-based author Mim Eichmann has found that her creative journey has taken her down many exciting, interwoven pathways as an award-winning published lyricist, short story author and songwriter, professional folk musician, choreographer, by-lined journalist, and now, bestselling historical fiction author. Her debut historical fiction novel, “A Sparrow Alone”, published by Living Springs Publishers in April 2020, has met with extremely enthusiastic reviews and was a semi-finalist in the 2020 Illinois Library Association's Soon-to-be-Famous Project. Its much-anticipated sequel, “Muskrat Ramble” was published by LSP in March 2021 and has garnered equally ...more

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	A Sparrow Alone 4.19 avg rating — 135 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
	Whatever Happened to Cathy Martin 3.49 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Muskrat Ramble 4.29 avg rating — 49 ratings — 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
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	Why Do Ducks Have Webby Toes? by Mim Eichmann (Goodreads Author) (Composer), Doug Lofstrom (Composer), Ed Hall (Composer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Muskrat Ramble

Advanced readers copies of my historical fiction novel MUSKRAT RAMBLE are now available as a Goodreads Giveaway through Nov. 22! As one reviewer stated: "MUSKRAT RAMBLE is a must read for fans of historical fiction, New Orleans jazz, and strong characters who overcome impossible odds to survive in a world hostile to their gender, class and race." https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh... Read more of this blog post »

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Mim Eichmann rated a book liked it My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author)	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
Book Club read ... not my favorite writing style, but obviously I'm in the minority. ...more
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Mim Eichmann rated a book it was amazing Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #31) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)	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
Another 5* Bosch, this one including Haller -- an unbeatable team!
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Mim Eichmann rated a book it was amazing Feuding Fan Dancers: Faith Bacon, Sally Rand, and the Golden Age of the Showgirl by Leslie Zemeckis (Goodreads Author)	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
Although occasionally the switch between Faith and Sally is confusing, the author's research excellently details the rugged, cutthroat show business lives that the vast majority of performers on the road experienced during that era. 4.5* rounded up. ...more
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Mim Eichmann rated a book it was amazing The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies by Dawn Raffel (Goodreads Author)	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 fact that no one sought any measures to save premature human babies but carefully built incubators to successfully hatch chicks defies logic. And then, once a few attempts to save those preemies were finally in the works, almost no hospitals were ...more
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A load of in-depth research went into this book. Unfortunately, the awkward shifts in writing style, even for the same characters, and stilted dialogue are often jarring. Since the Jewish immigrant's story is only one of the four threads, the title a ...more
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Mim Eichmann rated a book it was ok Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline (Goodreads Author)	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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Mim Eichmann rated a book it was amazing Summer by Edith Wharton	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
I've read this book at least a half dozen times over the last twenty years. Every time I discover something new within Wharton's extraordinary storytelling. ...more
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Mim Eichmann rated a book it was ok Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author)	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
Beautiful prose, with interesting characters plopped into the 1930s atmosphere ... but absolutely no plot. Outside of the descriptive writing, I'm baffled by the accolades for this book. ...more
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Mim Eichmann rated a book it was amazing Why Do Ducks Have Webby Toes? by Mim Eichmann (Goodreads Author)	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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