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Lucille Guarino

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If you have ever finished a book and immediately wanted to call someone you love, you already understand what Lucille Guarino writes. Her stories live in the tender space where loss and hope share the same breath, where a grandmother's memory and a granddaughter's longing turn out to be the same story, told two generations apart. Readers reach the last page and describe feeling seen. They say they cried. They say they could not stop.

Lucille Guarino is a bestselling and award winning author of emotionally resonant women’s fiction and contemporary family dramas. Her novel Elizabeth's Mountain was a 2024 Finalist for the Hawthorne Prize, a recipient of the 2024 Millennium Book Award, and the 2025 Independent Press Award. Her work has been reco
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"Suellen is a character-driven story that focuses on personal growth as much as romance. Suellen starts off as someone who seems to have everything,career, money, independence,but her emotional struggles quickly become clear.
The plot follows her attem" Read more of this review »
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"This book goes beyond a simple love story and leans into the complexities of trust and self-worth. Suellen is not always easy to like, but she feels very real,especially in how she pushes people away, even when they care about her.
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"Suellen offers a balanced mix of romance and personal reflection. The story explores how past family dynamics can shape present relationships, particularly in Suellen’s fear of repeating her parents’ mistakes.
Adam’s character serves as a grounding fo" Read more of this review »
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Hill's novel transported me to the wild, beautiful Oregon of 1813, thanks to its vivid imagery and authentic feel. Here, I discovered Marie Dorion, part Native Indian and part French Canadian. A warrior. A survivor. A mother determined to protect her ...more
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Following her husband’s death from a car accident, Beth’s world is turned upside down, revealing a reality far different from what she thought she knew. It would be hard enough if grieving were all she had to endure, but when the nefarious activities ...more
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The first thing I noticed about Becoming Hattie Mae was how authentic the story felt. Appalachian country folks of the 1920s, the mountain lilt, hollers ruled by a coal company, folks earning income through running moonshine and coal mining, and then ...more
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“Nana once told me that sometimes things happen for reasons we can’t understand while we are living it. Only time can give us perspective.”
Lucille Guarino, Elizabeth's Mountain

“When you are one with your true spirit, only then can you thrive,” Joe said. “My version may be a little different from yours, but often, during and after a life-saving surgery, I experience a profound positive energy, leaving me with a sense of total balance and comfort.”
Lucille Guarino, Elizabeth's Mountain

“You hand it all over to fate, with its cruel sense of humor and equally astonishing grace.”
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