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Ida Linehan Young

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Born

North Harbour, NL, Canada

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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: 4.34 · 1,647 ratings · 371 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	If I Cry I'll Fill the Ocean: The Catherine Linehan Story 4.56 avg rating — 290 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
	Being Mary Ro 4.24 avg rating — 288 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
	The Stolen Ones 4.13 avg rating — 215 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 — 195 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 4.17 avg rating — 202 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 4.74 avg rating — 166 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 3.54 avg rating — 129 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 4.55 avg rating — 78 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 4.71 avg rating — 45 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
	Tilly the Too-Tall Clover by Ida Linehan Young (Goodreads Author), Emma Dooley (Illustrator) 4.90 avg rating — 10 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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Hate is a four-letter word. In my opinion, it is one of the worst emotionsyou can have because it takes more from you than it gives. I try not to hatefor that reason. But, boys oh boys, when it comes to hornets, all that goes outthe window.

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Ida Young liked Diane Hallahan's review of A Brother's Shadow: "Yet another great work from Ida Linehan Young!!! And a wonderful dedication to her father who served with the NOFU. I read this in two days, I could not put it down. How Ida tells the story of Frank Hollett, who served in the Newfoundland Overseas Fo" Read more of this review »
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Ida Young and 1 other person liked Jason Power's review of If I Cry I'll Fill the Ocean: The Catherine Linehan Story: "I’ve had this book for a few months building up the courage to read it. I lost count of how many times I choked up or fought tears. An incredible book and an amazing story. Catherine Linehan’s strength is an inspiration. "
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Bobbi French has given us a beautiful take on life, grief, and forgiveness of self and personal growth through the eyes of Ruby and Maxine. These two unlikely people, meet at a funeral and work towards forging an unforgettable bond once they learn fo ...more
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Ida Young rated a book it was ok Shattered Dreams: Stories of Loggers Buried Overseas by Lester Green	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
Only because I was interested in the subject matter since my father was in the NOFU did I finish. I did like the pictures and was interested in the loggers who died, a little bit about them, etc. which is why I gave it two stars instead of an did not ...more
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Ida Young entered a giveaway Nash Falls (Walter Nash, #1) by David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)	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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