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Melanie Benjamin
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I'm thrilled to announce I'm doing an online presentation for THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB on April 5th! This is my presentation I do for bookstores & libraries, sharing photographs & anecdotes. Anyone with a computer can join; info is on my website. I'll also be answering questions & giving away books! Attendance is limited to the 1st 100 to sign up. For more information &...
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Alice I Have Been
   3.62 avg rating — 4,757 ratings
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2009
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The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
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2011
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The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb [With Earbuds]
by Melanie Benjamin (Goodreads Author), Kim Mai Guest 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Ambassador's Daughter: A Novel
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2013
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“I suppose at some point, we all have to decide which memories - real or otherwise - to hold on to, and which ones to let go.”
― Melanie Benjamin, Alice I Have Been
― Melanie Benjamin, Alice I Have Been
“Why, then, did I always feel as if his happiness was my responsibility? It wasn't fair for him to burden me with that. It had never been fair.”
― Melanie Benjamin, Alice I Have Been
― Melanie Benjamin, Alice I Have Been
“There is always so much talk about the sins of the fathers but it is the sins of the mothers that are the most difficult to avoid repeating.”
― Melanie Benjamin
― Melanie Benjamin
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............Hi Melanie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for accepting my friend request! I can't wait until your book comes out, it looks fantastic. :-)
Lauren wrote: "Girl, I am SO THRILLED about ALICE I HAVE BEEN. Also your new photo is lovely! Congratulations! XO"Thanks, Lauren! (I just took the photo yesterday; new haircut! And nice natural light to diffuse all the "fine lines!")
I sent you an email AGES ago telling you I ordered MATING RITUALS...I suppose you were too busy having parties thrown by GalleyCat to respond!
My pal! So good to see you here!! Congrats again on the exciting new book ... I know it's going to soar. Can't wait to read it.xo
