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Susan Wiggs

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Born

in Olean, The United States

September 01

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Literature & Fiction, Romance

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Nora Roberts, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Edith Wharton, E.B. White, Ch ...more

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Susan Wiggs's life is all about family, friends...and fiction. She lives at the water's edge on an island in Puget Sound, and she commutes to her writers' group in a 17-foot motorboat. She serves as author liaison for Field's End, a literary community on Bainbridge Island, Washington, bringing inspiration and instruction from the world's top authors to her seaside community. (See www.fieldsend.org) She's been featured in the national media, including NPR's "Talk of the Nation," and is a popular speaker locally and nationally.

According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with "refreshingly honest emotion," and the Salem Statesman Journal adds that she is "one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on ...more

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Join us for “What’s New in Historical Fiction” –a FREE virtual panel moderated by Colin Mustful, founder of History Through Fiction, this lively online gathering features FOUR amazing authors sharing their latest works that spotlight untold stories and the strength of women across time and place.

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Susan Wiggs’s books

Average rating: 4.01 · 362,693 ratings · 30,430 reviews · 169 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lost and Found Bookshop (Bella Vista Chronicles, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 42,544 ratings — published 2020 — 7 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
	The Oysterville Sewing Circle 3.96 avg rating — 21,871 ratings — published 2019 — 37 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
	The Apple Orchard (Bella Vista Chronicles, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 17,149 ratings — published 2012 — 62 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 Tree (Switchback, Vermont, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 15,771 ratings — published 2016 — 44 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
	Summer at Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 14,095 ratings — published 2006 — 67 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 Breathe 3.95 avg rating — 13,808 ratings — published 2008 — 54 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
	The Beekeeper's Ball (Bella Vista Chronicles, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 12,498 ratings — published 2014 — 53 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
	Welcome to Beach Town 3.98 avg rating — 11,923 ratings — published 2021 — 18 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
	Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 11,283 ratings — published 2023 — 14 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
	The Winter Lodge (Lakeshore Chronicles, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 9,992 ratings — published 2007	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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Lakeshore Chronicles (12 books)
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Switchback, Vermont (1 book)
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Us (2 books)
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Is That Thing Diesel?: One Man, One Bike and the First Lap Around Australia on Used Cooking Oil

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“You're never alone when you're reading a book.”
― Susan Wiggs

tags: books, reading-books

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“She knew with painful certainty that the opposite of love was not hate, but indifference.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer by the Sea

tags: hate, indifference, love

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“There is something about losing your mother that is permanent and inexpressable - a wound that will never quite heal.”
― Susan Wiggs, The Goodbye Quilt

tags: mother

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The 2 books that gets the most votes will be our April BOTMs.

The Summer Book Club
Susan Mallery

14 votes 33.3%

The Secret Hours
Mick Herron

14 votes 33.3%

Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane

11 votes 26.2%

Welcome to Beach Town
Susan Wiggs

3 votes 7.1%

42 total votes

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Susan’s Quotes

“The best way to keep from stumbling over the past was to move forward,”
― Susan Wiggs, Candlelight Christmas

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“That if you never get your hopes up,” she said, taking a sip of hot chocolate, “you’ll never be disappointed.” “Ouch,”
― Susan Wiggs, Candlelight Christmas

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“Kyle Bohner,”
― Susan Wiggs, Candlelight Christmas

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“For the survivors”
― Susan Wiggs, The Oysterville Sewing Circle

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message 16: by Jazz

Sep 12, 2016 03:01PM

Thanks Susan for friending me :D
Love your stories!

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message 15: by Jan

May 30, 2012 07:35AM

Hi Susan,
Thanks for the friendship, and happy writing. Love your work!
Jan Moran

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message 14: by Carolyn

Mar 22, 2012 05:04PM

Thank you for your friendship. Happy reading and writing.

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message 13: by Christine

Mar 14, 2012 12:00PM

thanks for being my friend

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message 12: by Donnajo

Feb 22, 2012 11:08AM

Thanks for the add Susan.

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message 11: by Penelope

Feb 06, 2012 06:47PM

Thanks for the add!

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message 10: by Susan

Aug 11, 2011 12:37PM

Just finished The Goodbye Quilt!! Loved it!! :)

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message 9: by Holly

Mar 01, 2011 03:15PM

Hi, Susan!! Thanks for finding me here!

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message 8: by Pamela

Dec 31, 2010 10:43AM

Hey Susan...Thanks for accepting my friend request.

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message 7: by Gigi

Jul 22, 2010 04:53AM

Hi Susan!

Thanks for the friendship!

Gigi

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message 6: by NorthernLightsGirl

Oct 26, 2009 12:32PM

Hi Susan,

Thanks for adding me to your friends list.

NorthernLightsGirl

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message 5: by Terry

Jul 01, 2009 04:17AM

Thanks so much for adding this romantic suspense author (and HUGE Susan Wiggs fan) to your Goodreads friends list. (Somehow, I can't get used to using "friend" as a verb.)

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message 4: by Carri

Oct 26, 2008 05:49PM