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I still have the book from which I learned to read at the age of four. It is Now We are Six by A. A. Milne. I am a voracious reader, and now I write and read every day.

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	The Hounding 3.32 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Till Darkness Comes 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Poetry for the People it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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
	I Eat My Words it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Migraines and Their Remedies (Poetry for the New Millennium Book 6) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Desire Returns for a Visit it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Illustrious Client by Sandra de Helen (Goodreads Author), Beverly Standish (Photographs) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Lesbian Humor is Not an Oxymoron: Light Verse 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	Girl Heroes: 1956 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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 World's a Stage: Life in Five Acts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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Shirley Combs and Dr. Mary Watson series (2 books)
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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister – Vol.2: The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, the Inspiration for Gentleman Jack

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Sandra de Helen rated a book really liked it No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin	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
A book of blog posts by the erudite and imaginative author who gave us so many wonderful books. My favorite of the essays is The Lynx.
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I found myself skipping over large swaths of this book until I got to the Afterword. This is where I learned how important the book had been when it came out, especially for women who live and were raised in Ireland.
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Excellent collection of short stories by the talented Donoghue. Each is inspired by a true story. Donoghue's Afterword reads like an essay as she explains where each story came from, and how she was inspired. ...more
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A beautiful graphic novel that is the adaptation of the original book with the same name. At the end of the book is a conversation between Woodward-Maynard and the original author's daughter Lucy Babbit. Woodward-Maynard also provides info about her ...more
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A novel about a woman lost on the Appalachian Trail in the Maine Woods. The woman ranger in charge of the search has her own interesting tale. One of the best books I've read in quite a while. A real page turner for me. Now I will seek out her previo ...more
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