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Ida Linehan Young

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Born

North Harbour, NL, Canada

Website

http://www.idalinehanyoung.ca

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Memoir, Fiction

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September 2014

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Ida Linehan Young is a wife, mother, and grandmother living, writing, and publishing in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Recently retired from the information technology sector in the federal government, Ida created Seaweed Publishing to complement her substantial, award-winning, and best-selling writing portfolio.

Ida’s first published works, a memoir, debuted to a record-breaking crowd in 2014. She has since published across multiple genres with historical Newfoundland fiction, non-fiction, speculative fiction, crime, and children’s books.

Influenced by her love of local history and the familial art of storytelling passed down by her father, Edward Linehan, and her maternal grandfather, Frank Power, she began writing stori ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 1,529 ratings · 345 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Being Mary Ro 4.25 avg rating — 279 ratings — 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
	If I Cry I'll Fill the Ocean: The Catherine Linehan Story 4.55 avg rating — 260 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
	The Stolen Ones 4.15 avg rating — 206 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 Promise 4.47 avg rating — 188 ratings — 5 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 Liars 4.18 avg rating — 194 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
	No Turning Back: Surviving the Linehan Family Tragedy 4.73 avg rating — 161 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
	The Room Upstairs 3.55 avg rating — 119 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 Secret Close to Home 4.51 avg rating — 68 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
	Blinders - A Crime Thriller 4.77 avg rating — 26 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
	Tilly the Too-Tall Clover by Ida Linehan Young (Goodreads Author), Emma Dooley (Illustrator) 4.89 avg rating — 9 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

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Generational Comforts from Accidental Beginnings

I was three, certainly not four when they first came.Tall, straight men with buzz cut styles and square stubble on the middle oftheir top lips. And they had guns but didn’t bring them into the house. Theywere loud and lively, and my father smelled of yeasty homebrew after they weregone. They were Americans.

I was four, certainly not five when they came again.They brought a bombardier, and boxes and

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Ida Young liked Heather Ball's review of Blinders - A Crime Thriller: "I loved this book written by a lovely Newfoundland woman . Linehan Young has a way of hooking you right from page one. I highly recommend this book."
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Ida Young liked Sabrina DB's review of Santa's Birds: "Such a cute story for little ones to enjoy during the holidays! Once again Ida crafted a unique children’s tale with beautiful illustrations by a local artist. "
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Ida Young liked Marj Tellis's review of Santa's Birds: "What a sweet story! Not only is it a Christmas story, it is a story to remind children of all ages that everyone is mighty and can have a large positive impact on the world! The message in this book is important. The illustrations are beautiful. Ida L" Read more of this review »
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I loved creating this book from a tale told by my father in law - John Young. This is an adaptation on how the trend started. I hope you enjoy.
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Ida Young made a comment on Sherrie’s review of The Promise " Hi Sherrie, there is a follow-up that will tell you what happened in the cliff hanger and there are also clues throughout the book. Erith makes a self ...more "
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This was a lovely story of friends and tangled lives and misunderstandings and childhood traumas. I enjoyed this one. Listened on Audio. Well narrated.
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The story overall was a bit far fetched but was still enjoyable. I'm taking a break from the author because words like Exhausted and Formica are getting on my nerves as they are spread overused across multiple titles and distracting me. That's on me, ...more
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