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Grigory Ryzhakov

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in Korsakov, Russian Federation

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Literature & Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary

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Grigory (a.k.a Grisha) Ryzhakov grew up in the Russian Far East, bathing in the icy waters of Seas of Okhotsk and Japan and playing hide-and-seek in the snowdrifts that carpeted his native town of Korsakov.

He later travelled thousands of miles to vibrant London, on the way collecting his MSc degree in biochemistry at Moscow State and PhD in molecular biology at Cambridge University.
Meanwhile, Grigory has been ceaselessly creating poems, songs and prose until eventually he wrote his debut novel "Mr Right & Mr Wrong".

"Usher Syndrome" was his first published story, also adapted for the stage and performed at London's Barons Court Theatre in 2010.
To connect with Grigory, please visit his blog: http://www.ryzhakov.co.uk

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Average rating: 3.72 · 141 ratings · 44 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Mr Right and Mr Wrong (Girl Scientist Rom Com, vol. 1) 3.58 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Usher Syndrome (Becoming Agie Book 1) by Grigory Ryzhakov (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Dagg (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Becoming Agie: The Adventure of a Russian transgender scientist entangled in fiction, romance and mystery. 3.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Made In Bionia 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Reader's Mini-Guide to New Russian Books: A Catalog of Post-Soviet Literature 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Pumpkin Day (Becoming Agie, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Mr Right For Kurt and My Other Experiments (Girl Scientist Rom Com, vol.2) 3.25 avg rating — 4 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

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Even though, the writing is simplistic and immature, its sincerity is refreshing. I might be biased as I like books set in bookshops
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message 3: by Grigory

Jul 06, 2012 01:18AM

Lara wrote: "Gri-gory. Thank you for being my Goodreads friend!
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The pleasure is mine, Lara :)

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Jul 05, 2012 09:07PM

Gri-gory. Thank you for being my Goodreads friend!

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message 1: by Grigory

Apr 19, 2012 02:43AM

K.E. wrote: "Hi Grigory! Thanks for the friendship. Your short story sounded so interesting to me, that I just popped over to Amazon and downloaded it. I've only read a few paragraphs, but it totally drew me in..."

Hi K.E., thank you for your kind words. I hope you'll like the rest of the Usher story, and please let me know what you think.

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