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Andrea Simon is a writer and photographer who lives in New York City. For the past several years, she has devoted her efforts to fiction and literary nonfiction, including her published memoir/history, Bashert: A Granddaughter’s Holocaust Quest, now in a paperback edition; her award-winning historical novel, Esfir Is Alive; her novel-in-stories, Floating in the Neversink; and her new novel, Did You Have the Life You Wanted? She is also the editor and a contributor to an anthology called Here's the Story ... Nine Women Write Their Lives. Andrea holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the City College of New York where she has taught writing. ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 131 ratings · 53 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Floating in the Neversink 4.07 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Esfir Is Alive 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Bashert: A Granddaughter’s Holocaust Quest really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Here's the Story . . . Nine Women Write Their Lives 4.83 avg rating — 12 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
	Did You Have the Life You Wanted?: A Novel 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Here's the Story . . . Nine Women Write Their Lives it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Andrea Simon rated a book it was amazing Shipyard Gals: A Novel by Valerie Stoller	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
Valerie Stoller’s novel, "Shipyard Gals," does what only a compelling historical novel can do: it not only informs the reader about women like the well-known “Rosie the Riveter,” but the lesser-known racism and sexism faced by those heroines working ...more
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Andrea Simon rated a book it was amazing The Llano County Mermaid Club: A Novel (Lynn and Lynda Miller Southwest Fiction Series) by Kathleen M. Rodgers (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
In the parched and arid landscape of eastern New Mexico, Kathleen M. Rodger’s new novel, THE LLANO COUNTY MERMAID CLUB, expertly infuses her evocative setting with the profound camaraderie of a family of three young girls, including the spirited prot ...more
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Award-winning author Stephanie Cowell has done it again: taking a classical and beloved subject and reinvigorating it with innovative mystery. Lovers of the Brontës’ passionate writings have long-wondered how a reclusive and virginal woman like Emily ...more
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