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Rachel Rueckert

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Historical Fiction, Memoir

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Rachel Rueckert has been pirate-obsessed since she was a young girl. She wore a plastic sword through her belt loops, drew ships on tests when she didn’t know the answers, and dressed as a pirate every year for Halloween—including in her high school senior picture. She is now an award-winning writer, editor, and teacher who holds an MFA from Columbia University and an M.Ed from Boston University. She is fascinated by unconventional journeys and enjoys excavating real-life people—such as Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Sam Bellamy—from the sands of history.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 2,707 ratings · 912 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	If the Tide Turns 3.78 avg rating — 1,988 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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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	East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage 4.27 avg rating — 327 ratings — 6 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 the Tide Turns: Sneak Peek 4.36 avg rating — 22 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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If the Tide Turns

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Rachel Rueckert said: " Dear Reader:

Picture a female pirate in your mind’s eye (there is no shortage of content, as media has always been awash with various caricatures). What do you see? What stereotypes get conjured?

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East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

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“Healthy relationships, I was beginning to accept, could weather the occasional spat.”
― Rachel Rueckert, East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

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“Forgetting, I would learn, could be just as useful as remembering in a long-term partnership.”
― Rachel Rueckert, East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

tags: love-life-wisdom, marraige, partnership

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“Career wasn't a thing I'd been encouraged to consider with specificity, but I wanted one. I knew I was ambitious. I knew I liked to write. I knew I loved to read and critically engage with books. I knew I craved authentic, meaningful conversations and connections, had a knack for listening, and a capacity for empathy. I knew I wanted to contribute to the world, help others, and maybe even go to that elusive thing called grad school. All of this, at the time, seemed impossible to negotiate with a husband.”
― Rachel Rueckert, East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

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