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Sarah Whelan

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Historical Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Classics

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Unlike Scrooge, SARAH WHELAN loves Christmas: the decorations, the music, the traditions—everything. She is excited to make her own contribution to the holiday with a new twist on Charles Dickens’ classic tale. Sarah is a fulltime professional writer, and her nonfiction has appeared in a variety of magazines. Her first novel, The Struggle Within, was published in 2018. She lives in Connecticut and loves spending time in her favorite city of Boston. You can reach her at sarahwhelanwriter.com.

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Average rating: 4.33 · 80 ratings · 36 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

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Wheatley at 250: Black Women Poets Re-imagine the Verse of Phillis Wheatley Peters

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