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Claire Walton

35 books | 2,348 friends

Roz Morris

426 books | 2,490 friends

Jennifer Severn

21 books | 5 friends

Catriona

2,759 books | 22 friends

Suec

416 books | 9 friends

Techa Pestalozzi

23 books | 4 friends

Elizabeth Lancaster

Goodreads Author

Born

Sydney, Australia

Website

https://www.elizabethlancaster.com.au

Genre

Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction

Member Since

January 2019

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/elancaster6gmailcom

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Elizabeth is a Sydney-based author. She began her working life as an occupational therapist but changed direction after attending a writing course in New York City, while living there with her husband and two children. After a shock diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, writing would provide a lifeline.

Elizabeth’s first book, Marzipan and Magnolias, depicting her complex relationship with her idiosyncratic mother, and the onset of MS, won the inaugural Finch Memoir Prize.

Her second book, Bounty: A Memoir of Friendship, MS and the Dog That Changed Everything, takes her story in an unexpected direction. When a headstrong rescue dog storms into her life, he pulls her back into the world. Bounty leads her to a hidden dog-park community where her o ...more

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Elizabeth Lancaster’s books

Average rating: 4.27 · 49 ratings · 22 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bounty: a memoir of friendship, MS and the dog that changed everything 4.86 avg rating — 22 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
	Marzipan and Magnolias 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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Elizabeth Lancaster rated a book really liked it Bel Canto by Ann Patchett	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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Elizabeth Lancaster wants to read A Dream Life: A Memoir by Wendy Swift (Goodreads Author)	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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Elizabeth Lancaster and 2 other people liked Neens West's review of Marzipan and Magnolias: "I loved this warm, engaging memoir about the author's journey with MS. The frank, no-nonsense tone is juxtaposed with eloquent descriptions of nature and travel. It was lovely to meet Elizabeth too, at her recent writer's event launching her other mem" Read more of this review »
Jul 30, 2026 06:58PM · see review
Elizabeth Lancaster rated a book really liked it A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty	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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Elizabeth Lancaster rated a book it was amazing London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe	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
Just as well I listened to this on audible as I couldn't put it down. It's brilliantly narrated by the author who has meticulously researched this bizarre story of a London teenager drawn into a shady underworld with links to organised crime and olig ...more
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Elizabeth Lancaster finished reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Fiction, Readers' Favorite Debut Novel, Readers' Favorite Audiobook	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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