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Julie K. Rose

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http://www.goodreads.com/juliekrose

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The United States

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female

website

http://www.juliekrose.com

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genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

influences

Sigrid Undset, J.R.R. Tolkien, Patrick O'Brian, Albert Camus

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June 2007

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Julie K. Rose's novels feature complicated, compelling characters seeking to overcome their pasts--and themselves. Her stories evoke a vivid sense of time and place through a keen ear for dialog and beautifully elegant prose.

A member of the Historical Novel Society, Julie earned a B.A. in Humanities (SJSU) and an M.A. in English (University of Virginia). She lives in the Bay Area with her husband and loves reading, following the San Francisco Giants, watching episodes of Doctor Who, and enjoying the amazing natural beauty of Northern California.

Oleanna, short-listed for finalists in the 2011 Faulkner-Wisdom literary competition, is her second novel. The Pilgrim Glass, a finalist in the 2005 Faulkner-Wisdom competition and semi-finalist in t...more

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Julie K. Rose's Blog

Gratulerer med dagen! Norway's Constitution Day May 17

Gratulerer med dagen (congratulations on the day)! It's Syttende Mai!

Wait. What?

The 17th of May is Norway’s Constitution Day. It is a celebration on the anniversary of the declaration of the Norwegian Constitution signed in 1814. Denmark had ruled Norway since the early 1500s but because they were on the losing side of the Napoleonic wars they traded Norway to Sweden. Norway took this opportun...

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Julie K. Rose's Books

Average rating: 3.83 · 89 ratings · 46 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	Oleanna 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	The Pilgrim Glass 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2010 — 3 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

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My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

by P.G. Wodehouse

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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The Soul Thief (Soul Thief, #1)

by Cecelia Holland

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