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Lisa Ireland

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in Melbourne, Australia

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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 · 3,938 ratings · 622 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The One and Only Dolly Jamieson 4.18 avg rating — 1,213 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 — 717 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 4.23 avg rating — 472 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 3.97 avg rating — 465 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 — 408 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 4.16 avg rating — 318 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) 4.03 avg rating — 244 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) 4.09 avg rating — 32 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) 4.63 avg rating — 16 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) 4.13 avg rating — 8 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

by Amanda Knight (Goodreads Author)

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The Ministry of Time

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The Unfolding

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Voting for June 2018 group read - Contemporary

Three Gold Coins by Josephine Moon

5 votes, 13.5%

The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton

4 votes, 10.8%

Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion

3 votes, 8.1%

The Art of Friendship by Lisa Ireland

3 votes, 8.1%

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland

3 votes, 8.1%

Spirits of the Ghan by Judy Nunn

3 votes, 8.1%

Gravity Well by Melanie Joosten

2 votes, 5.4%

Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty

2 votes, 5.4%

The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion

2 votes, 5.4%

The Lone Child by Anna George

2 votes, 5.4%

P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry-Jones

2 votes, 5.4%

Mothers' Day by Fiona McArthur

2 votes, 5.4%

A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz

1 vote, 2.7%

Leap by Myfanwy Jones

1 vote, 2.7%

Secrets of the Sea by Nicholas Shakespeare

1 vote, 2.7%

A Place to Remember by Jenn J. McLeod

1 vote, 2.7%

How It Feels by Brendan Cowell

0 votes, 0.0%

The Ballad of Banjo Crossing by Tess Evans

0 votes, 0.0%

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