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Lisa Barr

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Born

in Chicago, The United States

August 29

Website

http://www.lisabarr.com

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Suspense, Fiction

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D.H. Lawrence, Erica Jong, Shel Silverstein, William Shakespeare ...more

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Lisa Barr is the author of THE SHADOW ARTIST, THE GODDESS OF WARSAW, WOMAN ON FIRE, THE UNBREAKABLES, and the award-winning FUGITIVE COLORS — stories of secrets, survival, passion, war, and the extraordinary choices women make when the stakes are highest.

Her novels have captivated readers around the world, and THE SHADOW ARTIST, WOMAN ON FIRE, THE GODDESS OF WARSAW, and THE UNBREAKABLES (HarperCollins) have all been optioned for film adaptation.

Before becoming a novelist, Lisa built a distinguished career as a journalist and editor, serving as a managing editor at The Jerusalem Post, the Chicago Sun-Times, Moment Magazine, and Today’s Chicago Woman.

Among the defining moments of her journalism career, she covered the historic White House h ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 80,587 ratings · 7,211 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Woman on Fire really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38,406 ratings — published 2022 — 23 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 Goddess of Warsaw 4.36 avg rating — 34,390 ratings — published 2024 — 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 Unbreakables 3.75 avg rating — 5,332 ratings — published 2019 — 14 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
	Fugitive Colors 4.21 avg rating — 2,435 ratings — published 2012 — 16 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 Shadow Artist: A Novel 4.28 avg rating — 24 ratings — expected publication 2027 — 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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A little glimpse into my former pre-coronavirus, life: Every day, after the kids left for school, my husband and I would meet at a nearby café for 20 minutes. No phone calls would be answered, no meetings scheduled, no emails replied to. During “coffee time,” our sole focus was always our relationship. These morning dates were more th Read more of this blog post »

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The French Illusion (The French Illusion, #1)

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Peck & Peck

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The Rally: A Novel

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Quotes by Lisa Barr (?)

“Shoes tell the whole story—who you are, what you can afford, if you are an impostor or the real deal.”
― Lisa Barr, Woman on Fire

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“The Ordinary is Extraordinary ..." my motto for life as a writer/Mom/woman”
― Lisa Barr

tags: debut-novel, fugitive-colors, historical-suspense, hollywood-film-festival, holocaust, lisa-barr

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“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. —STELLA ADLER”
― Lisa Barr, The Unbreakables

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Which of the following has your vote for February 2025 Ladies' Choice Group Read?

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

2 votes, 50.0%

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

1 vote, 25.0%

The Note by Alafair Burke

1 vote, 25.0%

The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr

0 votes, 0.0%

What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange

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Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley

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Vantage Point by Sara Sligar

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