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in The United States

gender

female

website

http://ellieroscher.com

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Women & Gender Studies

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Anne Lamott, Heidi Neumark, Kathleen Norris, Barbara Kingsolver, David ...more

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September 2008

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Ellie Roscher is the author of How Coffee Saved My Life, and Other Stories of Stumbling to Grace. She holds a master's degree in Theology/Urban Ministry from Luther Seminary and is a graduate student in Creative Nonfiction Writing at Sarah Lawrence College.

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Melanin is triggered by the enzyme tyrosinase, which creates the shade of skin, eyes, and hair.

My mother’s grandmother traveled from Ireland to the United States to start a new life. My grandmother was born in Chicago with pale skin that freckled easily. Her mother hated the freckles, and told my grandmother that they were ugly. She applied a milk mixture on my grandmother’s face and arms to...

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Ellie Roscher's Books

Average rating: 3.79 · 57 ratings · 8 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	How Coffee Saved My Life: And Other Stories of Stumbling to Grace 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	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
	Keeping the Faith in Seminary 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	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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Ellie Roscher rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Art of Description: World into Word by Mark Doty	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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Ellie Roscher rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Writing Life by Annie Dillard	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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Ellie Roscher rated a book 3 of 5 stars Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane	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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Ellie Roscher wants to read How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran	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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Ellie Roscher rated a book 3 of 5 stars Bluets by Maggie Nelson	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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Ellie Roscher rated a book 3 of 5 stars Still Life with Oysters and Lemon: On Objects and Intimacy by Mark Doty	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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Ellie Roscher rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch (Goodreads Author)	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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Ellie Roscher rated a book 5 of 5 stars An American Childhood by Annie Dillard	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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Ellie Roscher rated a book 5 of 5 stars Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo	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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