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Rachel Simon
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January 01, 1959
in New Jersey, The United States
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I have not meant to neglect my blog. For many months – since I last posted this winter – I have thought of it every day. But I have been traveling hither and yon, first for the remainder of my book tour, then for myriad speaking engagements. Between Feb. 10 and May 25, I will [...]
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The Story of Beautiful Girl
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2011
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Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey
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2002
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Building a Home with My Husband: A Journey Through the Renovation of Love
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2009
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The Writer's Survival Guide
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1997
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The Magic Touch: 2a Novel
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1994
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Little Nightmares, Dreams CL
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1990
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The House on Teacher's Lane: A Memoir of Home, Healing, and Love's Hardest Questions
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2009
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The Story of Beautiful Girl
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2011
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The Story of Beautiful Girl [With Earbuds]
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Records and Reflections: Selected from Her Writings During Half a Century ...
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made a comment on My Book Tour For The Story of Beautiful Girl: Airport Bookstores:
"Alejandra wrote: "Will your tour be bringing you to Northern California by any chance?"
Oh, I wish! But sorry. I won't be anywhere near there. You can...more " |
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made a comment on Announcing A Ten-City Book Tour for the Paperback of The Story of Beautiful Girl:
"That's great, Barbara! I can't wait! Barbara wrote: "See you in Wichita!"
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I have passed this book to everyone! Great human story of struggle and victory.
-Kathy C.- An incredble story of human courage, perserverence, love and ultimately, joy. One of a kind and a must read! - Pat T.- " |
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The Story of Beautiful Girl
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Wow, what an incredible book! I was hooked from the beginning and loved the style used.
Incredibly sad and heartbreaking, I was scared how it would end and that I wouldn't want it too. Wonderful read,probably will be one of my favourites " Read more of this review » |
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I don't think I can articulate how wonderful this book is without sounding corny. I cried. From happiness and melancholy and a deep, yet satisfying sadness. This is a remarkable story. Beyond remarkable. If only I could give it six stars. No revie...
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made a comment on My Silly, Salty, One-Of-A-Kind Celebration For Becoming A New York Times Bestseller:
"Thank you, Barbara! I'm deeply moved by your comment. Thank you, thank you. Barbara wrote: ""Beautiful Girl" was one of the most powerful, heart-rendi...more
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made a comment on Hitting The New York Times Best Seller List: The Story of Beautiful Girl, Week 3:
"Thank you so much for your comment - and for reading my book. I'm so, so glad you got that caught up in the story. Mary wrote: "I couldn't put this bo...more
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made a comment on What A Long, Great Trip It's Been – A Photo Thank You For Being On It With Me:
"Thank you so very much for this comment, Laurie! You totally made my day! I'm very moved by you taking the time to reach out to me here on Goodreads....more
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“And Lynnie understood. There were two kinds of hope: the kind you couldn't do anything about and the kind you could. And even if the kind you could do something about wasn't what you'd originally wanted, it was still worth doing. A rainy day is better than no day. A small happiness can make a big sadness less sad.
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"The sky was crying outside, and as she watched the drops come down, she thought: A rainy day can actually be a very important day. And a small hope isn't really small if it makes a lost hope less sad."
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Lynnie about the lost hope of finding Homan, the hope of seeing the lighthouse/connecting with her daughter and how selling her art work was doing something about it.”
― Rachel Simon, The Story of Beautiful Girl
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"The sky was crying outside, and as she watched the drops come down, she thought: A rainy day can actually be a very important day. And a small hope isn't really small if it makes a lost hope less sad."
p 318
Lynnie about the lost hope of finding Homan, the hope of seeing the lighthouse/connecting with her daughter and how selling her art work was doing something about it.”
― Rachel Simon, The Story of Beautiful Girl
“A person comes into the world with a fist-and a grasp. Yes, we are built to fight one another, but also to embrace. How cleverly we are created.”
― Rachel Simon, The Story of Beautiful Girl
― Rachel Simon, The Story of Beautiful Girl
“He thought that maybe when you're making your way forward into your life, it just looks higgledy-piggledy, the way, if you were a fly walking across one of Beautiful Girl's drawings all you'd be able to see was green, then blue, then yellow. Only if you got in the air before the swat came down would you see the colors belonged to a big drawing, with the green for this part of the picture, the blue and yellow for others, every color being just where if was meant to be. Could that be what life was?”
― Rachel Simon, The Story of Beautiful Girl
― Rachel Simon, The Story of Beautiful Girl
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