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Tamara Merrill

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Tamara Merrill has three happy places; reading, writing, and painting. When she was a child, she thought she’d grow up to live in a loft in Manhattan and spend her time doing all three. Tamara hasn’t done that but she does live in two lovely places, Coronado, CA and Wickenburg, AZ.
And, Tamara does read, write and paint.
During the 60’s and 70’s, Tamara published multiple short stories in the popular women’s magazines of that era. But then the need for cash intervened and she took a “real job” and stopped writing fiction. Fortunately for readers of fiction she is writing again. Her work includes historical fiction, psychological thrillers, and many short stories,
A dark tale of gaslighting at its worst, TWISTED LIVES plunges Sarah into a frig ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 97 ratings · 23 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Shadows in Our Bones 4.31 avg rating — 36 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
	Family Lies 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Family Matters (Augustus Family Trilogy #2) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Just One More 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	TWISTED LIVES it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Subtle Differences: A Short Story liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Shadows in Our Bones: Library Edition by Tamara Merrill (Goodreads Author), Veronica Giguere (Goodreads Author) (Reading) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Brian Anderson: All American: A Short Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Love Is In The Baking really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Family Myths: Augustus Family Trilogy Book 3 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Augustus Family Trilogy (2 books)
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A Perfectly Nice Family

by Nicole Trope (Goodreads Author)

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Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine (A Gift for Wine Lovers)

by George M. Taber

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The Misadventures of Rusty Kenneficke (Rusty Kenneficke Trilogy Book 1)

by Keith Thye

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“Provide for her Future—if you can!—That's my motto!—But a man's just a plain bum who don't provide for his own Past!”
― Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, The Indiscreet Letter

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“Maybe the hardened clay was not as ugly as I had thought. Maybe what I resented was the color my father had painted me. The time had come to sand away some of that dreadful stain.”
― Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies

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“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: cats, humor, women

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“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
― Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

tags: inspirational, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, women

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“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”
― Nora Ephron

tags: courage, empowerment, self-determination, women

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