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Elizabeth Blackwell

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As the daughter of a U.S. Foreign Service officer, Elizabeth Blackwell grew up in Washington, D.C., interspersed with stints in Africa, the Middle East and Europe--pretty much always with a book in hand. She majored in history at Northwestern University (hooray! more reading!) and received her master's in journalism from Columbia University, which led to a career as an editor and writer for a number of publications that have since gone out of business (surely just a coincidence?). She now writes fiction from her home office in the Chicago suburbs, in between wrangling her three children and fighting for a parking spot at the local Target. ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 18,768 ratings · 2,002 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	In the Shadow of Lakecrest 3.63 avg rating — 8,957 ratings — published 2017 — 9 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
	While Beauty Slept 3.77 avg rating — 5,024 ratings — published 2014 — 21 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
	On a Cold Dark Sea 3.84 avg rating — 3,234 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Red Mistress 4.26 avg rating — 1,497 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The House of Secrets 4.20 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	The Letter 3.88 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2007 — 8 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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Elizabeth Blackwell's Blog: Adventures in Publishing

I have been reading... really!

I probably shouldn't admit this, because it's too embarrassing. But since this is going to be my first blog post in more than a year, which already makes me look bad, why not come clean?

I've been terrible about keeping up with GoodReads.

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“None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested.”
― Elizabeth Blackwell, While Beauty Slept

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“reached. Rows of wooden shacks lined a single,”
― Elizabeth Blackwell, Red Mistress

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“scared me. Before I learned what it really means to live with ghosts. Had the dream expressed an unconscious wish? I thought Lakecrest and I had come to a truce, that my feelings had dulled with time. Maybe I still hated it—more than I’d ever admit. I made my way slowly down the hall, avoiding the squeakiest floorboards. I peeked into Stella’s room, which was dimly illuminated by a night-light in the shape of a twirling ballerina. My daughter”
― Elizabeth Blackwell, In the Shadow of Lakecrest

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Sabriel by Garth Nix

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Storm Glass (Harbinger #1) by Jeff Wheeler

Storm Glass by Jeff Wheeler

38 votes 30.6%

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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

Normal People by Sally Rooney

36 votes 29.0%

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On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell

Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

28 votes 22.6%

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2001 A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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