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Brit Stanford grew up gold mining in British Columbia, RVing through Mexico, and studying cadavers in the Dutch Antilles. Today she lives at the foot of the Canadian Rockies with her husband, five children, and a squeaky violin.

She is the author of *The Timespeaker* trilogy and *My Beauty is Asleep*, emotionally atmospheric stories that explore shame, anxiety, and the terrifying beauty of being truly known.

Average rating: 4.06 · 89 ratings · 69 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
The Timespeaker: A Dark Fan...

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The Split Second (The Times...

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My Beauty Is Asleep

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Chaos Unbound (The Timespea...

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Brit Stanford Brit Stanford said: " Went into this one blind, with no context. Great writing. Was totally on board till we crashed into the Utopia of the Selfish, and then I couldn't take it seriously. I really valiantly tried to make it through Galt's ridiculously long speech, but eve ...more "

 

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The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up by Beatrice Chestnut
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The Measure by Nikki Erlick
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All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley
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Read this on the way to see the Met for the first time. Bawled on the airplane. Also on the subway. Also in the Met. This guy gets how art and life interact. So good. The only sadness is I 100% pictured him on duty/on his way off shift doing the litt ...more
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The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
The Sword of Kaigen
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I feel like I need a whole essay to do this book justice. The progression: boring, confusion, rage, rage, rage...hang on, I think this is the best book I've ever read(!!!!!) I LOVE that we got an accurate look at a HOUSEWIFE!! Like, real-life, not ha ...more
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Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Spent most of this book really angry, wondering, why is this a classic, I hate this book so much. Yelled a lot about it. Finished, also angry. Then, thought a lot about it. And realized I loved it. This is brilliant. There's a reason the Creature stu ...more
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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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It lives up to the hype. Great writing, characters, story. Different pacing/plotting than I was expecting. He warns us at the beginning that he's not afraid to take his sweet time to tell a good story, so I guess he delivered on that, ha. Loved the v ...more
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The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
The Life Impossible
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"The willingness to be confused is the prerequisite for a good life. Wanting things to be simple can become a sort of prison... You end up shutting doors to so many possibilities."

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Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
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The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
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“Every villain is someone’s hero.”
― Brit Stanford, The Timespeaker: A Dark Fantasy Adventure

“I didn't know how lonely I was until I wasn't.”
― Brit Stanford

“No whimpering, madam! You can't have the joys of motherhood without some of its pangs! Think of your blessings, and don't be a coward!—”
― Kate Douglas Wiggin, Mother Carey's Chickens

“We'll never speak of 'last times,' Gilly, or where would any of us be? We'll always think of 'next' times. I shall trust Nancy next time, and next time and next time, and keep on trusting till I can trust her forever!”
― Kate Douglas Wiggin, Mother Carey's Chickens

“  "And all the bars at which we fret,   That seem to prison and control,   Are but the doors of daring set   Ajar before the soul.”
― Kate Douglas Wiggin, Mother Carey's Chickens

“You seem to have an uncommon knowledge of young people. May I ask if you are, or have been, a teacher?" "Oh no!" Mrs Carey remarked with a smile, I am just a mother- that's all!”
― Kate Douglas Wiggin, Mother Carey's Chickens

“I didn't know how lonely I was until I wasn't.”
― Brit Stanford

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