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Susan Stevens Mullen lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband, Kevin. She was born and raised in Chicago. Her family relocated to Northern Virginia when she was in the 7th grade. A graduate of Langley High School, Duke University, and the University of Virginia School of Law, Sue loves being a retired attorney who spends a lot of time reading books instead of contracts.

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	We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun (Goodreads Author), Susan Mullen (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,917 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
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Susan Mullen rated a book really liked it The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich	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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Susan Mullen is now following Donna M. Lucey Author of Sargent's Women: Four Lives Behind the Canvas
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Susan Mullen rated a book really liked it What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (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
3.5, really. I enjoyed the first Part of the novel. Albeit dark in its environmental predictions, it was imaginative and, with regard to scholarship and history, somewhat optimistic and hopeful, with a mysterious quest compelling the story forward. T ...more
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Susan Mullen rated a book really liked it Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (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
A younger version of The Nest.
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Susan Mullen rated a book really liked it The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden	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
4.5. Loved the character development, the relationships, the historical context and informative content, the unexpected twist, the ending. The intimate scenes dragged on a bit but wondering what would happen when the brother returned kept the pages t ...more
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Susan Mullen rated a book really liked it On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle	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 young woman is living November 18th over and over again. I didn’t read Volume I. I fought the premise and kept waiting for the reveal of what horrible trauma had befallen the narrator such that psychologically she couldn’t move past that day. From ...more
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Susan Mullen rated a book really liked it By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (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
An interesting and compelling fictional exploration of whether Emilia Bassano was part of a group of writers who wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare.
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Susan Mullen and 453 other people liked Maxwell's review of Intermezzo: "TLDR: This is the first time I've given Sally Rooney 5 stars. I really think this is her best, most complex and compelling book to date. It's mature in themes and writing. She explores a new, more stream of consciousness style, while balancing that w" Read more of this review »
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