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Christina Lynch is the author of Pony Confidential, a comic mystery (Berkley, 2024). She's also the author of The Italian Party and Sally Brady's Italian Adventure (St. Martin's, 2018 and 2023), and she's the co-author of two novels under the pen name Magnus Flyte: City of Dark Magic and City of Lost Dreams (Penguin, 2012 and 2013) .

Christina lives in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada with two dogs, three horses and two ponies, and teaches at a community college in central California. She is happy to answer your questions about Italy, writing, horses and ponies, or how to keep your dog off the sofa (answer: don't even try). ...more

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	Sally Brady's Italian Adventure 3.84 avg rating — 493 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History by Asher Rose Fox (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel José Older (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Thoraiya Dyer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.04 avg rating — 437 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
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Christina Lynch answered Emma W's question: Hi Christina, I really enjoyed your novel Pony Confidential! But I can't help notice that what happens to Arete is open-ended. What do YOU think happened to her, does Arete get a happy ending? Thank you so much for writing to me! I'm very happy to hear you enjoyed Pony. It was a joy to write. Yes, I do leave Arete's fate open-ended. I wanted to make sure readers know what happens to horses who don't get a good retirement. According to the See Full Answer
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Christina Lynch answered Rose Ann 's question: I am reading the ARC of Pony Confidential, which I received from Edelweiss. I am two-thirds through it & I just have to say that I LOVE THE PONY AND I WOULD DIE FOR HIM!! How were you able to create such a wonderful character? Thank you so much. Thank you! I appreciate hearing your kind words!
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Christina Lynch and 112 other people liked Maria's review of Pony Confidential: "This story is heartwarming without being cheesy and is great for anyone who needs characters, with baggage, winning. Someone described this as Homeward Bound combined with a police procedural, and I couldn't agree more. The legal stuff isn't super ac" Read more of this review »
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“American tourists come here and they see only the happy, beautiful Italy they want to see, and that the Italians want them to see. The party. They don’t see the scars. The ongoing struggles. Why would they? They don’t see them at home, either.”
― Christina Lynch, The Italian Party

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“IAM A pony. But not just any pony. I am a pony who is bent on revenge. I am the Iago of ponies, a furry Fury. I am both adorable and devious, and, until I get what I want, I’m going to make every human I meet pay for your collective crimes.”
― Christina Lynch, Pony Confidential

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“The world’s first bank was born here—Monte dei Paschi di Siena, in 1472. Before Columbus even set sail!”
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The Last One at the Wedding

by Jason Rekulak

7 votes, 26.9%

The Briar Club

by Kate Quinn

4 votes, 15.4%

Here One Moment

by Liane Moriarty

4 votes, 15.4%

The Fox Wife

by Yangsze Choo

3 votes, 11.5%

The Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton

3 votes, 11.5%

Pony Confidential

by Christina Lynch

2 votes, 7.7%

The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

by Helen Simonson

1 vote, 3.8%

Signal Fires

by Dani Shapiro

1 vote, 3.8%

A Council of Dolls

by Mona Susan Power

1 vote, 3.8%

Beautiful Music

by Michael Zadoorian

0 votes, 0.0%

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