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Ted Oswald

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in Medford, OR, The United States

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While a law student, Ted Oswald lived in Port-au-Prince and worked in Cité Soleil, where he became deeply invested in the community and met the feisty young girl who served as the inspiration for his character Libète. Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti is his first novel.

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	Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti 4.06 avg rating — 640 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	Little Flower 4.07 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	There is a Land 4.30 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Bloodied Birds (A Because We Are Short Mystery, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 27 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
	The Kings of Nothing (A Because We Are Short Mystery #2) 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013	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
	No Bad Bush: A Tale of Sierra Leone 4.25 avg rating — 8 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
	Because We Are (A Lib?te Limy? Mystery) by Ted Oswald (2014-07-22) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	By Ted Oswald Because We Are [Paperback] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Because We Are by Ted Oswald (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	[Because We Are (A Libète Limyè Mystery)] [Author: Oswald, Ted] [July, 2014] by Ted Oswald (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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I'm crowdfunding my newest novel, LITTLE FLOWER, and I took an incredible trip to New Delhi in early 2015 to research the book. In the months after, I released one photo a day for a month looking back on some of the wonders that trip held, and those images are collected below.

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“The one who walks around at night is the one who meets up with the devil.”
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“—Why are you helping me? she asked abruptly. He paused for a moment in thought. Because you need it, he said, and because I can.”
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“and superficiality. You must push and continue pushing until you reach the heart of the matter, until you reach the truth.”
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