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Pat Backley

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Historical Fiction, Travel, Memoir

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Pat Backley is English, but decided to become a Kiwi when she was 59. She now lives in Auckland New Zealand.
She wrote and published her first book just before her 70th birthday and having discovered her passion, she now intends to write till she dies!

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	Daisy: A Historical Novel of Family Friendship and Love by Pat Backley (Goodreads Author), Colleen Ward (Editor) 4.53 avg rating — 38 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
	From There To Here (With An Awful Lot In Between): A Memoir 4.61 avg rating — 23 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
	The Abandoned Wives Handbook: A Gentle Guide to One of Life's Great Traumas by Pat Backley (Goodreads Author), Colleen Ward (Editor) 4.45 avg rating — 22 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
	The Second Daisy by Pat Backley (Goodreads Author), Colleen Ward (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 14 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
	Seventy Years Worth of Travels: Snippets From a Colourful and Interesting Life 4.18 avg rating — 11 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
	WAS HE A PERFECT GENTLEMAN?: A CLASSIC WHODUNNIT 4.50 avg rating — 6 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
	Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Dot & Ben: A 20th Century Love Story (Ancestors Book 3) by Pat Backley (Goodreads Author), Colleen Ward (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Lou and Eustace: A Historical Family Saga (Ancestors Book 2) by Pat Backley (Goodreads Author), Colleen Ward (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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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Blood On Vines (The Matakana Series Book 1)

by Madeleine Eskedahl

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The Fundamentals of Fiction: The No-Fluff Guide To Writing And Selling Great Stories

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What would you like to read for April 2026 Group Read? The theme is Daisy

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Historical Fiction

15 votes 26.3%

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Literary Fiction

12 votes 21.1%

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Classics, Romance

10 votes 17.5%

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Mystery Thriller

8 votes 14.0%

The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
Mystery Thriller

6 votes 10.5%

Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry
Classics, Historical Fiction

4 votes 7.0%

Daisy: A Historical Novel of Family Friendship and Love by Pat Backley
Historical Fiction

1 vote 1.8%

Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg
Historical Fiction

1 vote 1.8%

Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers by Amy Stewart
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