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Nan McCarthy is the author of the Since You Went Away series, Chat, Connect, & Crash series, Live ’Til I Die, and Quark Design. A former magazine editor & technology writer, Nan founded Rainwater Press in 1992 and began selling her books online in 1995. Nan and her husband, a veteran who served 33 years in the Marine Corps, are the proud parents of two adult sons.

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	Chat: Book One (Chat Connect Crash series, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 1998 — 22 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
	Connect: Book Two (Chat Connect Crash series, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1998 — 13 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
	Crash: Book Three (Chat Connect Crash series, #3) 3.52 avg rating — 153 ratings — 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
	Since You Went Away, Part One: Winter (Since You Went Away series, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 12 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
	Crash 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1998	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
	Since You Went Away, Part Two: Spring (Since You Went Away series, #2) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Since You Went Away: Part Three: Summer (Since You Went Away series, #3) 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	Since You Went Away, Part Four: Fall (Since You Went Away series, #4) 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
	Live 'Til I Die: A Memoir of My Father's Life 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001	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
	Çöküş 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996	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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Remembering My Nana (& her chocolate cake) on the anniversary of her death, 34 years ago today. Nan McCarthy Frances Hyzy Morris (my mom’s mom) was born in Krakow, Poland on March 3rd, 1905. In the century leading up to my Nana’s birth (and after), the people of Poland were being oppressed by both Russian …

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Nan McCarthy and 196 other people liked Meredith (Trying to catch up!)'s review of 1979 (Allie Burns): ""A Year to Remember" 4.5 stars 1979 is a slow-burn mystery about two journalists who work together to expose corruption and a dangerous terrorist plot in 1979 Glasgow. Two central characters unravel three major mysteries, Allie Burns and Danny Sulliv" Read more of this review »
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