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Donna Costa

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Canada

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Memoir, Young Adult, Historical Fiction

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October 2020

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Average rating: 4.5 · 24 ratings · 20 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Out of the Woods: Voices from the Forest City by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Heather Godden (Editor), Donna Costa (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 12 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
	If I Could Remember: Bears & Brains & Caring For My Mother 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	Breathing With Trees 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Transformation: Autobiography of Beverly J. Vollmer (1937-2022) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Part 3 of this 4-part story was originally published in The Middlesex Banner. It is reprinted here with additional photos. If you missed the beginning, here is the link to Part 1: https://donna845796.substack.com/p/my-search-for-circus-man

Mons-Natalie was a stage name. I presumed it was my great-grandfather, William Beilstein, but circus history sites have no record of Natalie’s true name on any p

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Donna Costa wrote a new blog post My Search For Circus Man - Part 3 Part 3 of this 4-part story was originally published in The Middlesex Banner. It is reprinted here with additional photos. If you missed the beginning Read more of this blog post »
Sep 07, 2026 06:26AM · like
Donna Costa liked Lucy Black's review of If I Could Remember: Bears & Brains & Caring For My Mother: " If I Could Remember: Bears & Brains & Caring for My Mother by Donna Costa is a memoir written by Costa as she cared for her mother, whose cognitive abilities were seeping away due to Alzheimer’s disease. Comprised of a series of tender recollections" Read more of this review »
Apr 10, 2026 11:13AM · see review
Donna Costa is now following Sarah Dimitropoulos Author of The Driftwood Dinosaur
Apr 10, 2026 10:47AM · like
Donna Costa wants to read Rooted and Remembered by C.J. Frederick (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
Apr 10, 2026 10:45AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Rooted and Remembered by C.J. Frederick. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Rooted and Remembered by C.J. Frederick <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Donna Costa is now following Dawn Beecroft Teetzel Author of My Mary: A Story of One Barnardo Home Child
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Donna Costa wants to read My Mary: A Story of One Barnardo Home Child by Dawn Beecroft Teetzel (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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Donna Costa wants to read Where is My Husband? (A Jake and Mallory Thriller, #1) by Ivanka Fear (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
Apr 10, 2026 10:40AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Where is My Husband? by Ivanka Fear. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Where is My Husband? by Ivanka Fear <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Donna Costa did not finish Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1) by Giles Blunt	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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Donna Costa rated a book it was amazing The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (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
I love historical fiction books from the perspective of a health practitioner of the time. This story was intriguing and made me want to go back to the original Martha Ballard midwife diaries; however, I think Lawhon has saved us from the boredom of ...more
Oct 21, 2025 02:07PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Donna Costa liked Anne Kay's review of If I Could Remember: Bears & Brains & Caring For My Mother: "If I Could Remember is a beautifully written book that chronicles Donna Costa's experiences caring for her mother through the stages of Alzheimer's. Woven together with childhood memories and excerpts from her mother’s newspaper columns and journals," Read more of this review »
Sep 17, 2025 03:04PM · see review