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Lucille Guarino

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A bestselling and award-winning author for fiction-drama, Lucille Guarino has enjoyed writing since her youth. Her novel, Elizabeth’s Mountain, has received praise and recognition from Kirkus Reviews, BookViral, The Book Commentary, BookFest and others, and was a 2024 Finalist for the Hawthorne Prize from the American Writing Awards and Kindle Book Award. Also, the recipient of the 2024 Millennium Book Award and the 2025 Independent Press Award. Her novels have garnered reviews such as “compelling,” “enchanting,” and “effortlessly transporting.” Her evocative novel, Lunch Tales: Suellen, embraces powerful issues that snag the lives of contemporary women by addressing Suellen's world of work, love, and a life-changing diagnosis. Lunch Tales: ...more

Average rating: 4.46 · 2,968 ratings · 401 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Elizabeth's Mountain

4.42 avg rating — 2,722 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions
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Lunch Tales: Suellen

4.78 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions
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Lunch Tales: Teagan

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Like Wine

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Bothered by everything and annoyed with everyone, Harriet’s cringeworthy people skills and outright grumpiness make it awfully hard to like her. And what’s more, Harriet doesn’t care. Or so it would seem. Which raises the question - what made her thi ...more
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Betrayal and suspense wind stealthily through the pages of Double-Crossing the Border with such intrigue, it’s hard to put down. The story of Adam and Sophie and how their lives diverged kept me interested throughout. Marisol’s story was sad, and ent ...more
Lunch Tales by Lucille Guarino
"The storyline kept me turning the page, but the author quickly earned my admiration for giving women readers the opportunity to learn more about the genetic types of breast cancer. Through Suellen's emotional struggles and triumphs, a compassionate h" Read more of this review »
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Lunch Tales: Suellen is a compelling portrait of a woman whose life appears smooth on the surface but is filled with emotional turbulence underneath. Lucille Guarino writes with an honesty that makes Suellen’s experiences feel vivid and familiar. Fro" Read more of this review »
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Lucille Guarino delivers a heartfelt and elegantly written story in Lunch Tales: Suellen. The book begins with an engaging look at Suellen’s privileged life and the cracks beneath the surface. Her struggle with a chaotic relationship sets the stage f" Read more of this review »
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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

“Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era. An old soul in a progressive age.”
Lucille Guarino, Elizabeth's Mountain

“If you love something, set it free; if it comes backs it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was.”
Richard Bach

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