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Lisa Ireland

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in Melbourne, Australia

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Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

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Lisa Ireland is an Australian writer of contemporary women’s fiction. After working for many years as a primary school teacher, Lisa is a now a full-time writer.

Her novel, Feels Like Home, is an Australian Bestseller. In 2015 Lisa was one of the Top Ten Debut Fiction Authors in Australia. She has five books published to date, and her sixth novel, THE SECRET LIFE OF SHIRLEY SULLIVAN, will be released in MAY 2020.

When she’s not writing, Lisa can be found running (okay, shuffling), drinking coffee at her favourite cafes, or perusing the shelves of her local bookstore.

She loves eating but not cooking, is an Olympic class procrastinator, and (most importantly) minion to a rather large dog.

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Average rating: 4.12 · 4,142 ratings · 643 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The One and Only Dolly Jamieson 4.18 avg rating — 1,306 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
	The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan 4.10 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 2020 — 6 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 Shape of Us 4.24 avg rating — 482 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
	Breaking The Drought 3.96 avg rating — 476 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
	Feels Like Home 4.04 avg rating — 414 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Studio Girls 4.14 avg rating — 361 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
	Honey Hill House (A Dollar for a Dream #2) 4.02 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Last Chance Country: A Heart Stuck On Hope/Honey Hill House/The Healing Season by Jennie Jones (Goodreads Author), Lisa Ireland (Goodreads Author), Catherine Evans (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 31 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
	A Country Escape by Mandy Magro (Goodreads Author), Louise Forster (Goodreads Author), Lisa Ireland (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015	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 Small Town Heart/Queen of the Road/Honey Hill House/Ask Me No Questions by Tricia Stringer (Goodreads Author), Lisa Ireland (Goodreads Author), Shirley Wine (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 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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A Guardian for Christmas

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The Ministry of Time

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The Unfolding

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― Lisa Ireland, The One and Only Dolly Jamieson

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Voting for August 2018 group read - Novella

Breath by Tim Winton

24 votes, 30.0%

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

11 votes, 13.8%

Breaking The Drought by Lisa Ireland

8 votes, 10.0%

The Women In Black by Madeleine St. John

8 votes, 10.0%

Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight by Nick Earls

7 votes, 8.8%

The Mystic Trio by Julie Gamble

5 votes, 6.3%

Killer Twist by C.A. Larmer

4 votes, 5.0%

Do Not Go Gentle by C.A. Larmer

4 votes, 5.0%

Death in the Australian Outback by Anthony E. Thorogood

3 votes, 3.8%

Her Outback Cowboy by Annie Seaton

3 votes, 3.8%

Discovering Treasure by Crystal Mary Lindsey

2 votes, 2.5%

Maggie's Run by Kelly Hunter

1 vote, 1.3%

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