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Amanda Prowse

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London, The United Kingdom

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http://www.amandaprowse.com

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@MrsAmandaProwse

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's

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Welcome to my Goodrerads page. If you love relatable, emotionally driven, character lead fiction that shines a light on family life and the trials and tribulations that affect us all, then you’re in the right place!

My name is Amanda Prowse, now nearly sixty, I started writing in my mid-forties. I divide my time between London where I live by the river and our farm in the West Country.

I’m passionate about the representation of women. My characters range in age from six to ninety-six and come from all walks of life.

The women in my stories face adversity head on, they grab opportunity by the handful and run towards the horizon, often doing so with a large dollop of humour.

My stories sometimes punch you in the gut with their realism but also ...more

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Fifteen Minutes - Who Would You Choose. And When?

I think like anyone who has suffered loss, I have been a little preoccupied with the things I wish I’d said, the questions I should’ve asked and often have imagined conversations with my loved one. I take great comfort from the thought that I could snatch a brief window of time with them, look them in the eye, take in the detail of their face and reassure them that everyone they left behind is doi Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.23 · 342,400 ratings · 14,896 reviews · 70 distinct works • Similar authors

	Waiting to Begin 4.27 avg rating — 21,354 ratings — published 2021 — 12 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
	Very Very Lucky 4.30 avg rating — 20,852 ratings — 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
	An Ordinary Life 4.44 avg rating — 17,688 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	To Love and Be Loved 4.28 avg rating — 17,251 ratings — published 2021 — 10 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 Day She Came Back 4.22 avg rating — 17,350 ratings — published 2020 — 7 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 Girl in the Corner 4.09 avg rating — 16,490 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Picking up the Pieces 4.34 avg rating — 15,361 ratings — published 2023 — 9 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 Food of Love 4.30 avg rating — 14,266 ratings — published 2016 — 12 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
	This One Life 4.19 avg rating — 14,550 ratings — 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
	The Light in the Hallway 4.29 avg rating — 14,199 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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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Quotes by Amanda Prowse (?)

“if you can smile through the bad times, just imagine how much you will laugh in the good.”
― Amanda Prowse, Perfect Daughter

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“Because you are a strong, smart girl and I don’t want you to lose any bit of yourself, ever. No man is worth that.”
― Amanda Prowse, What Have I Done?

tags: feminism, strong-women

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“Somewhere in the world, someone dies of sepsis every three-and-a-half seconds; that’s approximately one death every three-and-a-half heartbeats The”
― Amanda Prowse, Three-and-a-Half Heartbeats

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Polls

August BoTM Nominations ~ Books Published in 2017 ~ 1st Poll!
Top 5 books move onto the final poll.

The Breakdown

by B.A. Paris

7 votes, 12.3%

The Orphan's Tale

by Pam Jenoff

6 votes, 10.5%

Beartown

by Fredrik Backman

6 votes, 10.5%

Never Let You Go

by Chevy Stevens

6 votes, 10.5%

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman

5 votes, 8.8%

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

4 votes, 7.0%

A Piece of the World

by Christina Baker Kline

4 votes, 7.0%

The Keeper of Lost Things

by Ruth Hogan

4 votes, 7.0%

UNSUB

by Meg Gardiner

3 votes, 5.3%

My Husband's Wife

by Amanda Prowse

2 votes, 3.5%

The Garden of Small Beginnings

by Abbi Waxman

2 votes, 3.5%

Anything Is Possible

by Elizabeth Strout

2 votes, 3.5%

The Boy on the Bridge

by M.R. Carey

2 votes, 3.5%

Fierce Kingdom

by Gin Phillips

2 votes, 3.5%

When Dimple Met Rishi

by Sandhya Menon

2 votes, 3.5%

The Weight of Him

by Ethel Rohan

0 votes, 0.0%

Give It Back

by Danielle Esplin

0 votes, 0.0%

Ginny Moon

by Benjamin Ludwig

0 votes, 0.0%

Salt Houses

by Hala Alyan

0 votes, 0.0%

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