Emily Whitman





Emily Whitman

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born
Boulder, CO, The United States
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Sendak, E. Nesbit, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien


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Emily Whitman grew up in Boulder, Colorado in a household overflowing with kittens, hamsters and books. Her mother read her endless books and poems, her father tirelessly told stories into a reel-to-reel tape recorder, and her two sisters joined in perpetual games of make-believe. After inhaling all the Sendak, E. Nesbit, C.S. Lewis and Tolkien she could find, she went to Harvard and studied comparative religions for a while before graduating summa cum laude in History and Literature. Graduate work in history at U.C. Berkeley was interrupted by moving to Oregon with a six-week-old baby, and she became a full-time mom. Once her children were in school, she worked in library reference, led storytimes, and wrote for educational publishers. Rad...more


Average rating: 3.62 · 2,238 ratings · 366 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
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“You come back here, you good-for-nothing! Come help me drag these ailing bones."
The old man flees toward the Lethe as fast as his rickety legs will carry him. Like an army scouring the countryside, she surges in his wake, flattening grasses and bushes as she goes. The gap narrows.
"Don't you recognize me?" she hollers. "It's me, your sweetie pie!”
Emily Whitman, Radiant Darkness

“I wanted it to be so pure. Nothing is ever pure.”
Emily Whitman

“Soil, blood, seed- Let me draw strength from you. let it be enough.”
Emily Whitman, Radiant Darkness

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