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Helen Fremont

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Memoir, Gay and Lesbian, Nonfiction

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	After Long Silence: A Memoir 4.03 avg rating — 3,638 ratings — published 1999 — 22 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 Escape Artist 3.80 avg rating — 966 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Outside the Lines: A Memoir 4.63 avg rating — 19 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
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“We were opposites in every way until we grew up, left home, and discovered we were more alike than we'd thought. Sisters only get to be opposites within the family; separated by the world, they become practically identical.”
― Helen Fremont, After Long Silence: A Memoir

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“History is a card table full of illusions, and we must sort through and pick the ones we wish to believe.”
― Helen Fremont, After Long Silence: A Memoir

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“And the contrast between our families hit me like a King James Version falling from the sky.”
― Helen Fremont, After Long Silence: A Memoir

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