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Nancy Lemann

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in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States

February 04, 1956

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American novelist.

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Average rating: 3.99 · 2,440 ratings · 462 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lives of the Saints 4.15 avg rating — 1,458 ratings — published 1985 — 14 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 Oyster Diaries 3.83 avg rating — 476 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	The Ritz of the Bayou 3.91 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 1987 — 10 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
	French Quarter Fiction: The Newest Stories of America's Oldest Bohemia by Joshua Clark (Editor), James Nolan (Foreword), Lorin Oberweger (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 3.52 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	The Fiery Pantheon 3.44 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Sportsman's Paradise 3.98 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1992 — 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
	Malaise 3.42 avg rating — 48 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
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“She had a nostalgia for a life she had never lived.”
― Nancy Lemann

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“One deception can be traded for another”
― Nancy Lemann, The Ritz of the Bayou

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“Finding out you’re an idiot is not a totally pleasant experience”
― Nancy Lemann, The Oyster Diaries

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What shall we read in July, 2026? Books published in or before 1990.

Beloved, by Toni Morrison

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Airships, by Barry Hannah

6 votes 17.6%

To Dance with the White Dog, by Terry Kay

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Lives of the Saints, by Nancy Lemann

4 votes 11.8%

The Tall Woman, by Wilma Dykeman

4 votes 11.8%

Of Love and Dust, by Ernest J. Gaines

3 votes 8.8%

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