Marilyn Kriete

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Marilyn Kriete

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Never one to choose the boring route, Marilyn has lived in four continents and 16 cities (so far), earning her keep as a cook, waitress, janitor, chambermaid, fisher-woman, bill-deliverer (on foot in 40 below zero weather), missionary, church leader, tutor, academic writing editor, housekeeper, and--with a little luck--author. She writes about her adventures in a series of memoirs, all slated to be published over the next few years.

Marilyn currently lives in Kelowna, BC, where she shares her cozy bungalow with two cats and her husband of many decades, Henry. They have two grown children and one delightful grandson.

PARADISE ROAD is her first memoir, taking readers to her 24th year, when she makes a life-altering decision that profoundly de
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Have a New Kid by Friday

What a catchy title! I saw this book on a client’s bookshelf and wondered what a spirited  kid might think if he saw this on his mother’s bedside table: Yikes! I’ve gone too far! I’m being replaced!

As a parent who raised a strong-willed child, I also sense the miracle  promised by this title: All our troubles solved within a week.

Hopefully, Have a New Kid by Friday has helped many families, but I

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Average rating: 4.33 · 156 ratings · 87 reviews · 2 distinct worksSimilar authors
Paradise Road: A Memoir

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The Box Must Be Empty

4.40 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions
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Member of the Family by Dianne Lake
"Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties by Dianne Lake, Deborah Herman is a 2017 William Morrow publication.

Raw, brutally honest, and harrowing account of Dianne Lake’s life in " Read more of this review »
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Niagara Motel by Ashley Little
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Just finished listening to the audio version and loved it! Good company during my own (far less exciting) road trip. The narrator was great; my only quibble as a Canadian was the way he mispronounced a few Canadian words: Regina, Sudbury, and toque. ...more
Honey, Baby, Mine by Laura Dern
"This audiobook was an absolute pleasure to listen to. The format was brilliant being able to listen to Laura Dern and her mother, Diane Ladd discuss their lives, past and present. One of my favorite memoirs. Simply beautiful."
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Sunrise Over Half-Built Houses by Erin  Steele
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Whispers on the Ocean by Tracee M. Andrews
"While the content of this novel is important to read and understand, it felt much like a repeating of stories that have been said more effectively already. I found it hard to believe that the paramedics who spent much of their career on the downtown " Read more of this review »
Sunrise Over Half-Built Houses by Erin  Steele
"So few books manage to be beautiful, while telling dark stories: this one does. Sunrise Over Half-Built Houses will drag you, willingly, into some of the darkest places imaginable, but keeping you hopeful about the light--that light still exists. Par" Read more of this review »
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Less Than by Alyssa  Long
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I've read a lot of addiction memoirs and novels, and this is absolutely one of the best. Heartbreaking and harrowing... I had to take some breaks to process all the emotions this realistic story evoked as Evann slid deeper and deeper into addiction a ...more
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Maranatha by Blossom Turner
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Mara faces new and resurrected challenges in this exciting culmination of her life journey and the unseen spiritual battles being waged for her soul. Blossom Turner skillfully weaves scripture, prayer, and a page-turning narrative that compels us to ...more
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