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Josephine Carr



The first thing you ought to know about me is that I go by the nickname, Jody (and, yes, apparently my parents did name me after the character of Jody in The Yearling).

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I grew up in a suburb of Washington, D.C., until I was thirteen years old, when my father accepted a position with the Ford Foundation and I moved to Nairobi, Kenya. My first novel, intended for young adults, drew on my great passion for Kenya. (No Regrets, Dial, 1982). After two years attending Loreto Convent, I went to the College du Leman boarding school in Geneva, Switzerland.

I graduated from Mt. Holyoke College, then received my Master’s degree from Bryn Mawr College, both in the field of English Literature.

During graduate school, I married and had two chil ...more

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Average rating: 2.8 · 687 ratings · 148 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors
The Dewey Decimal System of...
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My Very Own Murder
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My Beautiful Fat Friend (Cr...
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No Regrets
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“CHAPTER 10: For questions about librarians featured in erotic literature, you will find absolutely nothing in the public library.”
― Josephine Carr, The Dewey Decimal System of Love
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“Funny how the very thing you cling to one week is what you're ready to trash the next. I guess you cling because, in some obscure way, you understand that life is going to require that you give it up.”
― Josephine Carr, The Dewey Decimal System of Love
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“If you ever suffer from the "Aren't People the Greatest?" syndrome, spend a day working in a library. In fact, that gives me an idea. We have "Bring Your Child to Work Day" and "Spend the Day with a Nurse/Doctor." Why not a national event called "Labouring with a Librarian"? In my zest for alliteration, that sounds like a librarian about to give birth, but you get the gist of what I mean.”
― Josephine Carr, The Dewey Decimal System of Love
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