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Beth Farrar has been writing stories since her parents handed her a library card with which she always took out the allowed five books per week. From that moment on, her imagination was sparked. Encouragement from English teachers set her on a serious path of learning the craft.

From TV scripts to full length movies (none of which came to screen but were for pleasure and practice), she developed her writing skills by exploring various mediums. Filling notebooks with ideas, sketching characters and locations, and inventing sticky situations for the heroes and heroines to survive, is Beth's happy place (besides walking in cemeteries, but that's another story).

For fifteen years Beth wrote a monthly column, Living Country, in her local English l ...more

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	Family Secrets: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 1 4.14 avg rating — 695 ratings — 5 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
	Family Mistakes: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 2 4.36 avg rating — 572 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
	Family Promises: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 3 4.42 avg rating — 448 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
	Family Crimes: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 4 4.35 avg rating — 376 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
	Family Christmas: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 5 4.42 avg rating — 324 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
	Family Links: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 6 4.48 avg rating — 258 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
	Family Ties: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 7 4.43 avg rating — 255 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
	Family Vows: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 8 4.53 avg rating — 170 ratings — 8 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
	Family Loss: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery Series - Book 9 4.46 avg rating — 140 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
	Family Gathering: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery Novella 4.26 avg rating — 107 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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Beth Farrar made a comment on SpookySoto’s review of Family Secrets: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 1 " Would like to hear what you thought of the second book, it's definitely more genealogy! ...more "
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Beth Farrar made a comment on Tami’s review of Family Secrets: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 1 " Hi Tami! I hope you gave the second book, Family Mistakes, a try. The rest of the series is definitely more genealogy, but this first book had to set ...more "
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Beth Farrar liked DeeAnn Smith's review of Family Secrets: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 1: "Captivating!!! Loved the storyline & very surprising ending! Couldn’t put it down! Highly recommend! Plenty of research info combined with mystery to keep me focused on it. Love the actual research assistance & ideas it offers. Can’t wait to start the " Read more of this review »
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Beth Farrar liked Jane Irish Nelson's review of Family Secrets: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery - Book 1: "3.5 stars. This seemed more like the beginning of a romance arc than a genealogical mystery. The issue: Ellie's cousin, Sophie, realizes that the couple she always thought were her parents can't have been, since their blood types don't agree. Ellie a" Read more of this review »
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Beth Farrar made a comment on DeeAnn Smith’s review of Family Past: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery Book 10 " Thank you, DeeAnn! I hope you find something interesting in my blog posts to help you get started! And don't forget, signing up to my newsletter gets ...more "
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I read this as an audiobook - theatre for my brain, I like to call it. For a couple of weeks I listened to this engaging story as I went for my morning walks. The narrator was spot on with the voices and the story it self just drew me in. Can't wait ...more
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“What happened, happened. I can’t change it. But I can deal with the now.”
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“I’m using a site called Automated Genealogy for the 1901 Canadian census. And here,” she pointed to the page on the screen, “it’s separated into the provinces first. So, we’ll pick Quebec, and the next screen shows all the districts. Which one should I choose?”
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