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Janet Garber

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A PhD/English Lit dropout from the University of Rochester, Janet Garber is fond of live blues and folk music, hiking in the “Gunks” with hubby, and mixing up weird ingredients. She has had her articles, essays, book and movie reviews, short stories and poems published widely in print and online and several anthologies.. Her comic novel, Dream Job, was a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and a Runner-Up in the ShelfUnbound Best Indie Books of 2016.

Her latest novel, The French Lover's Wife is launching Aapril 11, 2023.

Her short story, Stranger on the Plane is part of the Dark Mirror Project from Archer Publishing Center.

Janet lives north of NYC with hubby and two emotionally challenged rescue cats. ...more

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	The French Lover's Wife 4.43 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2023 — 3 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
	Dream Job, Wacky Adventures of an HR Manager 3.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	On Velvet Feet (The Poet's Haven Digest #1) by Vertigo Xi'an Xavier (Editor), Kristina England, Joshua Gage (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	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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	Dark Monsters by Evelyn M. Zimmer (Editor), Curits Wells Dewey (Contributor), Janette Alexis Dewey (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Barnes and Noble Basics Getting a Job: An Easy, Smart Guide to Getting the Right Job (Barnes & Noble Basics) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	I Need a Job, Now What?!: Prepare For An Interview/ Write A Resume/ How To Network (Now What?! Series) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	When Women Waken - Knowing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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different take on whodunits – we don’t really get involved in figuring out the killer. somewhat of a twist when we learn.
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“There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself.”
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“The one thing I know for sure is that feelings are rarely mutual, so when they are, drop everything, forget belongings and expectations, forget the games, the two days between texts, the hard to gets because this is it, this is what the entire world is after and you’ve stumbled upon it by chance, by accident––so take a deep breath, take a step forward, now run, collide like planets in the system of a dying sun, embrace each other with both arms and let all the rules, the opinions and common sense crash down around you. Because this is love kid, and it’s all yours. Believe me, you're in for one hell of a ride, after all––this is the one thing I know for sure.”
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“Making love with a woman and sleeping with a woman are two separate passions, not merely different but opposite. Love does not make itself felt in the desire for copulation (a desire that extends to an infinite number of women) but in the desire for shared sleep (a desire limited to one woman).”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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