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Elizabeth Hein

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Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Elizabeth Hein writes women’s fiction with a bit of an edge. Her novels explore the role of friendship in the lives of adult women and themes of identity. How To Climb The Eiffel Tower follows one young woman as she navigates the world of cancer treatment with the help of her friends. Overlook and Escape Plan chronicle how a small group of women bands together to free themselves from terrible marriages and forge their own paths in life.

When she is not typing away on her own novels, Elizabeth guides new authors on their writing path.

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	How to Climb the Eiffel Tower 4.14 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Overlook 3.84 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	How I Found the Write Path: A Compilation of Letters by Carrie Butler (Goodreads Author), P.K. Hrezo (Goodreads Author), Emma Adams (Contributor) 4.57 avg rating — 44 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
	Escape Plan 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	Inn on a Whim (A Place To Think #1) 4.88 avg rating — 8 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
	The Seven Story House by Simon Easton (Editor), Samantha Bryant (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Hein (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 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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Sometimes all you need is one person to really see you.

Piper Parrish’s life on Frick Island—a tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay—is nearly perfect. Well, aside from one pesky detail: Her darling husband, Tom, is dead. When Tom’s crab boat capsized and his body wasn’t recovered, Piper, rocked to the core, did a most peculiar thing: carried on as if he

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“I could stare at the books ... until my were as dry & fuzzy as the text, but I still didn’t know what to do with my feelings.”
― Elizabeth Hein, How to Climb the Eiffel Tower

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“The road to publication can be rough, take snacks and a friend.”
― Elizabeth Hein

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“Make sure you live the whole experience, not just the hard stuff.”
― Elizabeth Hein, How to Climb the Eiffel Tower

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Making Connections: 3414. - HOW TO CLIMB THE EIFFEL TOWER by Elizabeth Hein	4	28	Sep 30, 2014 05:00AM
Making Connections: January BOTM - HOW TO CLIMB THE EIFFEL TOWER by Elizabeth Hein	2	19	Jan 31, 2015 09:59AM
A Million More Pages: April Word Hunt	194	121	Jun 07, 2016 10:20AM
WACKY READING CHA...: April 2016 Mini Challenge	97	82	Jun 11, 2016 10:12AM
Review Group: * Group 100C Literary Fiction. Mod: Hock	145	80	Jun 25, 2016 02:55PM
WACKY READING CHA...: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir	127	84	Nov 02, 2016 10:53AM

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Elizabeth’s Quotes

“Make sure you live the whole experience, not just the hard stuff.”
― Elizabeth Hein, How to Climb the Eiffel Tower

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“If your characters write your story, rather than you writing your characters, it's like your dog taking YOU for a walk. Don't let them control you. Take charge and train them to listen to their master.”
― Jessica Bell

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“I could stare at the books ... until my were as dry & fuzzy as the text, but I still didn’t know what to do with my feelings.”
― Elizabeth Hein, How to Climb the Eiffel Tower

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“There is not even a Scrabble word for how bad I feel.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

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“He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. I could have looked at him forever.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars