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Abigail Carter

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born

in Philadelphia, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.abigailcarter.com

genre

Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

member since

October 2008

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Abigail Carter was born in Philadelphia and raised in Toronto, Canada. With her husband Arron Dack, she lived in London, Brussels and Boston before settling in Montclair, NJ. Abigail began writing at the age of 38 as a form of catharsis after her husband’s death in the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. Her work has been published in SELF magazine, and online at MSN.com. Before she began writing, Abigail worked as a Web Project Manager for Audible.com, a company that sells downloadable audio books. In July, 2005, Abigail moved to Seattle, WA where she now lives with her two children, Carter, 9 and Olivia, 13.

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Abigail Carter's Blog

Making Spaghetti-Os for Mother’s Day

I sat on a rolling stool in the tiny 8′ x 5′ pre-surgery room holding her hand as the doctor-in-training took a very long time practicing putting an IV into her arm. We giggled when she had to put the blue paper cap over her hair. I held her hand again as we watched the ultrasound of herfemoralartery as they stuck the needle in, rendering the top part of her leg and knee numb and painless.

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Abigail Carter's Books

Average rating: 3.61 · 84 ratings · 16 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	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
	Verbinding verbroken 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	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 Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	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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Abigail rated a book 4 of 5 stars Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2013	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
Jan 03, 2013 04:58pm
Abigail joined the groups Goodreads Author Feedback Group and Oprah's Book Club 2.0 (Official)
Dec 11, 2012 03:20pm
Abigail made a comment in the group Writers and Readers — Do You Want Your Book Featured? topic "I've written a memoir called The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation. I would love to have it featured. Thanks, Abby Carter"
Dec 11, 2012 03:17pm
Abigail wants to read Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert	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
Apr 14, 2012 03:47pm
Abigail rated a book 3 of 5 stars Started Early, Took My Dog (Jackson Brodie, #4) by Kate Atkinson	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
Mar 04, 2012 07:20pm
Abigail rated a book 4 of 5 stars State of Wonder by Ann Patchett read in March, 2012	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
This was a good hard to put downer. Aspects I found a little far fetched. Pulling an anaconda onto a boat? But an interesting, colorful story for sure.
Mar 04, 2012 07:14pm · see review
Abigail wants to read Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author)	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
Jan 04, 2012 04:40pm