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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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@IdaLinehanYoung

Genre

Historical Fiction, Memoir, Fiction

Member Since

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 · 1,568 ratings · 352 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	If I Cry I'll Fill the Ocean: The Catherine Linehan Story 4.55 avg rating — 270 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 4.25 avg rating — 281 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 4.15 avg rating — 209 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 4.48 avg rating — 191 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 — 198 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 — 162 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 3.52 avg rating — 122 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 4.54 avg rating — 72 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 — 31 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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It’s Monday. The last Monday of the year, I do believebecause the computer tells me so. 2025 has been a year that hasn’t been easy.From a distance looking on with eyes that are not my own, maybe. And not apocalypticalby any means. But the inner workings of 2025 had grandeous endings andbeginnings that were arrows through the heart and kicks in the pants as much asthey were celebratory. Life kep

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Ida Young and 1 other person liked Ashley Bungay's review of If I Cry I'll Fill the Ocean: The Catherine Linehan Story: "A exceptional tale of a woman's devastating losses. This was a binge worthy book, just keep tissues handy. The love between Catherine and her husband was deep, strong and remarkable. The love of Catherine's family was felt in the writing. This is the" Read more of this review »
Jan 14, 2026 12:46AM · see review
Ida Young is now following Kristin Hannah Author of The Nightingale
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Ida Young liked Anna's review of If I Cry I'll Fill the Ocean: The Catherine Linehan Story: "This was the heartbreaking true saga of one woman’s life in an outport of Newfoundland in the fifties on to present day, written by her daughter but told in her mother, Catherine Linehan’s authentic voice. It was quite frankly, riveting, and made me " Read more of this review »
Jan 07, 2026 02:57AM · see review
Ida Young liked Millie Downey's review of Blinders - A Crime Thriller: "Enjoyed this Crime Thriller. It is well written, good character development, excellent pace. I just couldn’t wait to read the next chapter, the next page, the next paragraph. Kept me on my toes right to the very end. "
Dec 31, 2025 03:31AM · see review
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
Dec 26, 2025 02:57PM · like · see review
Ida Young is now following Sue Slade and Marj Tellis
Nov 04, 2025 02:07AM
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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Ida Young rated a book it was amazing Santa's Birds by Ida Linehan Young (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
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.
Oct 12, 2025 03:40PM · 2 likes · like · see review
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 "
Aug 21, 2025 03:56AM · see review