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Elizabeth Varadan

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My husband and I lived in Midtown Sacramento for many years, a beautiful area with bookstores, art stores, cafes, tree-lined streets, and old Victorians and bungalows. In February, 2021 we moved to Braga, Portugal, where two of my cozy mysteries are set.

I love to read all kinds of books: cozy mysteries, historical fiction, middlegrade and YA, poetry . . .

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	Beyond Watson by Derrick Belanger (Goodreads Author), Richard Paolinelli (Goodreads Author), Jack McDevitt 4.05 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015 — 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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	The Fourth Wish 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Deadly Verse 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2022 — 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
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I'll be blogging about travel, art, writing, at my new location and would love to see you at the new site.

Meanwhile, Victorian Scribbles will still continue, so if you are interested in the Victorian Era or The Gilded Age, please visit that site as before.

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The Bookman's Wake (Cliff Janeway, #2)

by John Dunning

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Animal Presences (Uniform Edition of the Writings of James Hillman Book 9)

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“Love is the answer to most questions.”
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“Beer is made by men, wine by God.”
― Martin Luther

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“Do no harm and leave the world a better place than you found it.”
― Patricia Cornwell

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“A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.”
― Winston S. Churchill

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“I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.”
― Isaac Bashevis Singer

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“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.”
― Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose