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Jess Wellsauthor profile |
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| gender | female | |||||||||||||||
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| website | http://www.jesswells.com | |||||||||||||||
| genre | Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction | |||||||||||||||
| influences | Faulkner, Rushdie, Garcia-Marquez | |||||||||||||||
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about this author
Jess Wells recently released her third novel, The Mandrake Broom, a historical novel dramatizing the fight to save medical knowledge during the witch-burning times in Europe, 1465-1540. She is a resident of San Francisco. She's also a recent recipient of a San Francisco Arts Commission Grant for Literature. You can listen to audio files of her short stories on www.redroom.com and read short stories and essays at Jess's site, www.jesswells.com. She'll sell you a personally autographed copy of her books on her site, www.jesswells.com |
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books by Jess Wellscombine editionsavg rating: 4.40 | 10 ratings | 9 distinct works
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Jess's writing
The Mandrake Broom - Chapter One (Literature & Fiction)
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updated 07/18/2008 05:58PM
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Read chapter one of my new novel, The Mandrake Broom, as it sets the scene in Italy, 1465 and introduces you to Luccia, her mother and godmother, and the rising troubles for women doctors.
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Jess wrote The Mandrake Broom - Chapter One: Chapter One.
"The Mandrake Broom
A novel by Jess Wells Copyright 2007 (Firebrand Books, Nov. 2007) Copies avai" ...more | |
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Scribes and Illuminators (Medieval Craftsmen) by Christopher De Hamel |
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"Wonderful illustrations. I eat this stuff up: quill, parchment, lonely scribe by the fire. Answers the critical questions: how long did it take to make a book? How big were people's libraries in the 1400s. How is parchment really made?
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American Short Story Masterpieces (Mass Market Paperback) by Tom Jenks |
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century (Paperback) by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman |
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"Brilliant and readable. She's the undisputed queen of history books but I'm getting bogged down in battle recounts.
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Jess said "yes" to attending the event: GCLS Literary Conference. date: August 01, 2008 03:36AM location: Wild Horse Pass Resort, Phoeniz, AZ, United States description: Literary conference. I'll be leading a workshop in "Writing Historical Fiction." | |
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The Mandrake Broom (Paperback) by Jess Wells (Goodreads author!) |
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Silly me...I've just realized there are blogspot addresses as part of our profiles. I would be happy if you dropped by sometime. And is it okay for me to visit yours? You sound like a very interesting person.
justmeRosalie
Hi,Jess,
How kind of you to agree to be my friend. Thanks for responding.
I'll type you later.
justmeRosalie
Hi there! Nice to see you out here too. :-)
Silly me...I've just realized there are blogspot addresses as part of our profiles. I would be happy if you dropped by sometime. And is it okay for me to visit yours? You sound like a very interesting person.
justmeRosalie
Hi,Jess,
How kind of you to agree to be my friend. Thanks for responding.
I'll type you later.
justmeRosalie
Hi there! Nice to see you out here too. :-)
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