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Amanda Nelson (The Midtown Reader)

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Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)

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The Women

by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)

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Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister (Goodreads Author)

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Amanda’s Quotes

“Pay attention, follow the directions, use good ingredients, practice technique, share with friends, and voila! Happiness abounds!”
― Louise Miller, The Late Bloomers' Club

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“Stories aren’t fiction. Stories are fabric. They’re the white sheets we drape over our ghosts so we can see them. —ROSCOE AVANGER, Sweet Mallow”
― Sarah Addison Allen, Other Birds

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“She was young enough to think that drama was something you had to run toward. She had no idea that drama doesn’t need to be chased. It knows exactly where you live.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, Other Birds

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“He hadn’t left her for something better, but for something new.”
― Liane Moriarty, Nine Perfect Strangers

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“I take a length of cloth and hold it to my head - a wedding veil. I do not regret the days of make-believe, but for every time I played at bride I should have played at goddess, river, warrior queen”
― Joy McCullough, Blood Water Paint

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