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Hester Kaplan

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I write and I teach writing, and I love to talk about books and writing. I come from a family of writers, and have seen how much publishing and book promotion has changed. I really like the ability to talk to readers through sites like Goodreads, and I'd love to hear from you.
"The Tell" is about marriage--a great interest of mine--and the limits of knowing another person. It is also about addiction and lies, and the recovery of trust.
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	The Tell 3.46 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Providence Noir (Akashic Noir) by Ann Hood (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Searles (Goodreads Author), Marie Myung-Ok Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Edge of Marriage 4.28 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Kinship Theory: A Novel 3.48 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Unravished 4.38 avg rating — 37 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
	Twice Born: Finding My Father In the Margins of Biography 4.47 avg rating — 36 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
	Hold That Knowledge: Stories about Love from the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction (Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction Ser., 109) by Ethan Laughman (Editor), Gail Galloway Adams (Contributor), Tony Ardizzone (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
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What is the working title of your book?
“The Tell”
(The book has a beautiful cover!)

Where did the idea come from?
There was a period of time when I happened to find myself in casinos in various parts of the country. I don’t like to gamble, and I don’t like casinos, but I was fascinated by the women who seemed to be enthralled by the slot machines. I wondered, if someone saw me there Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 20, 2013 06:52 • Tags: on-writing-a-novel

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“Mothers...accept when they have to, let go when they must, but watch out; they'll also turn their back on whoever hurts their child so quickly you'll feel the wind cut your face.”
― Hester Kaplan

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“He thought she might understand that you couldn't cure the throbbing of loss with reunion--you might only make it beat harder and hotter.”
― Hester Kaplan, The Tell

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“If a couple of gay guys want to throw the gayest, most fabulous wedding of all time, the only way it should offend you is if you weren’t invited.”
― Orlando Winters, Stop Being a F***ing Idiot

tags: gay-rights, lgbt, offensive, tolerance

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