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Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Laura’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Laura Resau
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The Queen of Water
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2011
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12 editions
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Red Glass
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2007
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22 editions
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The Lightning Queen
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2015
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11 editions
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The Indigo Notebook (Notebook, #1)
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2009
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19 editions
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What the Moon Saw
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2006
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17 editions
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The Alchemy of Flowers
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2025
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6 editions
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Star in the Forest
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2010
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16 editions
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The Ruby Notebook (Notebook, #2)
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2010
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9 editions
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The Jade Notebook (Notebook, #3)
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2012
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6 editions
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Tree of Dreams
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2019
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8 editions
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The Alchemy of Flowers: Interview with Laura
Tell us about your own experiences in the South of France!
I had the joy of living in Aix-en-Provence for my junior year abroad, and I still remain close to my wonderful French host family. I visit them as often as possible, and feel fortunate to bond with my French maman through food! She’s a truly magnificent cook—I especially adore her Provenҫal dishes—and some of the gourmet meals in the bo
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Laura Resau
is currently reading
bookshelves:
travel-fiction,
womens-fiction,
speculative-fiction,
currently-reading,
book-club-fiction,
france-fiction,
magical-realism
Laura’s Recent Updates
"Talk about atmospheric! I could just hear the river!
At the brink of summer, Callie arrives in a secluded village in the South of France with her young daughter, after barely escaping her menacing ex-partner. Slowly but surely, her new friends help he" Read more of this review » |
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"Thank you to Harper Muse for the eARC, and a million thanks to Laura for being so kind and endorsing me to get a copy (babes you are a real one <3)
This was so good! Laura is so capable when it comes to emotional stories and magical realism. Callie is" Read more of this review » |
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"Kicking off my summer reading journey with this absolute banger right here! Thank you so much BookSparks and Laura Resau for providing me the opportunity to read and review this book in advance!
I was in need of a palette cleanser and The River Muse " Read more of this review » |
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"This book makes you want to disappear to a tiny French village and completely reinvent your life.🌿✨🇫🇷. This book felt like healing wrapped in lavender, music, riverside magic, and found family.
Laura Resau created a world that feels alive. Whispering" Read more of this review » |
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“I see that if you try to fit someone in a box, she might slip through the seams like water and become her own river.”
― The Queen of Water
― The Queen of Water
“Power is a tricky thing, mija. It can lift you up high on its wings and up into the sky where you feel invincible. But sometimes you forget the bigger thing that makes you fly. Without God, without love, you fall. You stop being grateful and humble, and you fall." pg. 230”
― The Indigo Notebook
― The Indigo Notebook
“Life is the ultimate artistic masterpiece, and it's up to you, the creator, to make it as wildly dazzling as possible.”
― The Indigo Notebook
― The Indigo Notebook
Polls
What should we read for September?
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Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard
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“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
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i'd just like to recommend "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy (Winner of the Booker Prize). I hope you cherish it as much as I did.
ABSOLUTELY MIND-BOGGLING.