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Lara O'Brien

Goodreads Author

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

Website

https://www.laraobrien.com

Twitter

#laraobrienbooks

Genre

Nonfiction, Memoir, Self Help

Influences

Walter Farley, E.B White, Tara Westover, Nancy Aronie, a pen.

Member Since

March 2012

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Lara O’Brien is the founder of Howth Writing Workshops and Retreats, a community group she started at her kitchen table.

From this small setting, Howth Writing workshops has grown to include writing retreats in Martha’s Vineyard, New
York, Maine, and the mountains of Cadiz, Spain where she co-hosts writing and yoga retreats at Suryalila.

Passionate about stories, music, and community, in 2023 Lara
combined that passion and founded “Hooks & Reels” – an evening of story and song – where local musicians and writers showcase
their work for the community.

Hooks & Reels has grown to
be a regular and popular fixture in the Howth Community Calendar and continues to inspire the work of many upcoming artists, writers and musicians.

In 2025, Trinity Col ...more

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Chesca and the Spirit of Grace

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In the run up to St Patrick's day if anyone is looking for a great read for children aged 8-12 I am having a sale on the kindle version of Chesca and the Spirit of Grace. set in Ireland, great reviews on Amazon. $2.99 download, starts Sunday at midnight.

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	Chesca and the Spirit of Grace 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013 — 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
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The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)

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Lara’s Quotes

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

tags: humor, life

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“Tell me,
what is it you plan to do
with your one
wild and precious life?”
― Mary Oliver

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, misattributed-marilyn-monroe, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst

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“Passion is passion. It's the excitement between the tedious spaces, and it doesn't matter where it's directed...It can be coins or sports or politics or horses or music or faith...the saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Dear John

tags: insightful

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