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Leslie Cannold

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Leslie is a non-fiction and fiction writer. Her books include ‘The Abortion Myth: feminism, morality and the hard choices women make’ and ‘What, No Baby?’. She’s authored chapters in numerous anthologies including ‘Destroying the Joint,' `‘The Australian Book of Atheism’ and the fictional `Sincerely: Further adventures in the art of correspondence from Women of Letters'. In the wake of the success of her first novel, the historical ‘The Book of Rachael’, Leslie is currently working on a second novel and a non-fiction project due out in 2022 project about love, trust and betrayal set in contemporary times. ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 589 ratings · 111 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Book Of Rachael 3.70 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Destroying the Joint: Why Women Have to Change the World by Jane Caro (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Penny Wong (Contributor), Carmen Lawrence (Contributor) 3.92 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Abortion Myth: Feminism, Morality, and the Hard Choices Women Make by Leslie Cannold (Goodreads Author), Rene Denfeld (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	What, No Baby?: Why Women Are Losing The Freedom To Mother, And How They Can Get It Back 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2005 — 4 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
	Cutting to the Core: Exploring the Ethics of Contested Surgeries by David Benatar (Editor), Michael Benatar (Contributor), Leslie Cannold (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	What No Baby? 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Different Seasons

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Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome's Imperial Women

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The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America

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“I close my eyes and melt in its embrace, basking in the sweetest balm of forgiveness: that for which one need not even ask.”
― Leslie Cannold, The Book Of Rachael

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“Always there are walls, Rachael, she persisted. Walls that block our path. Too high, too hard. We stop to rest, to gather strength, and before we know it we have lived whole lives in their shade. In time, we cease to even see them there, casting their long shadows, blocking our path. We cease to yearn for the other side.”
― Leslie Cannold, The Book Of Rachael

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