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Beth Kephart
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By now you know the story of Charlotte Rogan. Princeton educated, a mother of triplets, the wife of a lawyer, a quiet writer in the quiet hours, Rogan had written several novels and tucked them away before she finally, "practically on a whim," according to the New York Times story, sent what would become The Lifeboat to an agent. The rest is history. After twenty-five years of writing in near... read more »
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Undercover
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2007
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You Are My Only
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2011
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Nothing but Ghosts
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2009
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Dangerous Neighbors
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2010
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House of Dance
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2008
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The Heart is Not a Size
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2010
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A Slant of Sun: One Child's Courage
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1998
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Small Damages
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2012
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Ghosts in the Garden: Reflections on Endings, Beginnings, and the Unearthing of Self
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2005
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Still Love in Strange Places: A Memoir
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2002
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ZENOBIA: The Curious Book of Business (Business & Investing)
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an Alice in Wonderland-like fable about the power of the imagination (and courage) in corporate America
FLOW: The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River (History)
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a hybrid work of history and prose poetry, an autobiography of a river
UNDERCOVER (Literature & Fiction)
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the story of an aspiring high school poet who sheds a cloak of social invisibility and finally becomes herself
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“Forgiveness, which is the place that every story turns, the chance we give each other.”
― Beth Kephart, Undercover
― Beth Kephart, Undercover
“Step out from behind the words. When you're a writer you can imagine that the words speak for you and are you, but they're not. You are this living breathing bad hair day kind of person.”
― Beth Kephart
― Beth Kephart
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| The Seasonal Read...: Our Stories, News & Thoughts | 170 | 396 | Feb 26, 2011 08:22pm | |
| Wild Things: YA G...: May 2011 | 54 | 51 | Jul 02, 2011 06:05pm | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Fall Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC! | 2299 | 447 | Nov 30, 2011 09:05pm | |
| GR-101: Book Appr...: Wendy T's Recommend Me Lists | 16 | 14 | Dec 29, 2011 12:21pm | |
| The Next Best Boo...: Beth K's 2011 Reading | 66 | 134 | Dec 31, 2011 02:28pm | |
| ~2012 Reading Cha...: Beth K's 2011 Challenge | 71 | 42 | Dec 31, 2011 03:36pm | |
| Bookworm Bitches : What are you currently reading/just finished? (Not Club Selections) ~ Dec 2011 | 76 | 87 | Jan 01, 2012 06:31am | |
| Novel Ladies: * I Just Finished...Do You Recommend It? | 4142 | 48 | Jan 01, 2012 01:59pm |
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