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Victoria Olsen

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I read and write biography, memoir, fiction, art reviews, essays, and freelance marketing for tech companies.

I'm co-author of SOME DARK FORCE, a Victorian mystery novel, with Christina Boufis. I write the Substack newsletter, FROM LIFE, about my memoir of my father's art career.

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Average rating: 4.13 · 24 ratings · 10 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Word Blind: A Tale of Two Readers 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Emily Dickinson 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Some Dark Force: A Victorian Thriller by Christina Boufis, Victoria Olsen (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	From Life really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003	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 Dutch Americans (Peoples of North America) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1989	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
	REASONS WHY SOME KIDS THRIVE AND OTHERS STRUGGLE TO SHINE 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
	Sixteen (16) Easy-to-Remember and Key Points on How to Talk to People and Hold Conversations: Helpful Tips on Mastering Small Talks, Communication Skills Anytime, Anywhere 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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Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884/86). Art Institute of Chicago.

On April 15, 1958 a fire broke out at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. One panel of Claude Monet’s Water Lilies was ruined and a Jackson Pollock painting was damaged by smoke, which drove the museum to create a Conservation department. In a bit of bad luck, Georges Seurat’s Sunday at La Grande Jatte was on display on t

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Victoria Olsen has read The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (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
Intricately crafted mystery across timelines and points of view-- with a vivid setting in the Adirondacks. Moore makes it seem easy but she manages all that complexity and still lands a satisfying ending.
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Extraordinary narrative of solitude in luminous Arctic. Unforgettable.
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Not really a mystery or a thriller, but a suspenseful drama about two parallel women spiritualists and their precarious Victorian world. Both women are strong and flawed, and the writing is very accomplished. Highly recommend!
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Impressive historical detail, but I found the violence too strong for me-- too grisly and too sensationalized. I'm sure there was a point to that but it all felt too real. ...more
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A highly accomplished romantasy, with slightly older or more world-weary characters than the usual YA leads.
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Well done-- suspenseful and twisty but also thoughtful about the long con and the relationship between two women, both marked by the past.
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