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Karen Rutherford

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Karen has been a business writer for 20+ years. Her first book, "Diary of a Post-Single Mom", stemmed from the sharing of her candid experiences through what she refers to as post-single motherhood, that time in a single mother's life when her children are growing up and leaving home. And her.

She has fostered a supportive community for single moms throughout the country working through their PSM transitions. She feels strongly about the lack of attention to this struggle, so unique to single mothers. It's not just empty nesting!

This book was written from the depths of her heart and for the love she has for her son. She hopes this book will make you feel less alone and seen. One reviewer used the phrase "real and raw". Others have mentioned ...more

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Diary of a Post-Single Mom Giveaway Thank You

The Goodreads Giveaway for Diary of a Post-Single Mom ended at midnight. I want to thank everyone who entered, added it to their book list, shared it with their friends, or just wished it well. 303 people entered the contest and 88 people added it to their "to read" lists - both much more than I had even hoped for. Goodreads randomly chose 10 winners.

THANK YOU again!!! The books will be in the ma Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 15, 2014 07:58 • Tags: diary-of-a-post-single-mom, giveaway, post-single-motherhood, single-moms

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Average rating: 4.08 · 24 ratings · 5 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Diary of a Post-Single Mom 4.08 avg rating — 24 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
	My Aha Moments With God 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	A Collection of the Best Frosting Recipes 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 enjoyed this one. Typical Christie strategy - bring in so many characters and so much detail that you lose track of the entire point and lose the clues along the way. Although, I think I had this one figured out pretty early, so 4 stars instead of ...more
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These are adorable! The series came out during my childhood, so I have no idea why I've never heard of Encyclopedia Brown. Or maybe I have?! I figured out none of the "cases" in this book, so maybe my mother (known for assigning summer book reports) ...more
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I loved Somebody Somewhere so much, this was required reading. Very funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and mostly gay, gay, and more gay, as you'd expect. I had no idea he's 50 years old now! From that Gen X generation, he has every right to be a litt ...more
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I knew this would be bad. Page 16: ...she heard music coming from her American neighbor's apartment below. The base was thumping. And that was just the start. Can't you even try? But I kept reading (skimming) and never cared about any of these people ...more
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