Sheila Curran

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Sheila Curran

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January 29, 1956 in Denver, Colorado, The United States

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About this author

Author of Diana Lively is Falling Down, a comedy of manners set somewhere between the London Bridge and the Marriage From Hell.
Sheila's second novel, EVERYONE SHE LOVED,is about four women who band together to protect their late benefactor's husband and children from interfering relatives, legal entanglements and the alluring certainties of one perfect stranger. The novel was published June 16, 2009, by Simon and Schuster and reached #34 on Amazon's mystery/suspense rankings. Its paperback release date is March 16th, 2010.


Last week an NPR talk show was asking Catholic listeners to call in and share their thoughts about birth control. I found myself wondering whether I'd meet the test. I was certainly steeped in the culture and tradition. My great-grandmother went to Mass to pray for a husband. She met a prosperous widower who'd lost his first job for being Catholic. My grandmother was their eighteenth child. Her...

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Published on February 17, 2012 06:06 • 9 views
Average rating: 3.04 · 161 ratings · 42 reviews · 3 distinct works
Everyone She Loved: A Novel
2.92 of 5 stars 2.92 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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Diana Lively is Falling Down
3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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October 2009, Sheila Curran
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? SC: Family. Friends. Food. Fiction. Forgetting. Fobias. Farmeceuticals. Foster's. SS: What is your motto or maxim? SC: Faith, like a guillotine. As heavy. As light. Franz Kafka. ..." ...More

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Sheila is now friends with Julia Fleischaker
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"Lydia, I am a stalker friend of Karen and Joshilyn's and I've heard them talk about you and I loved your post. I will try to get your first novel, and...more "
"Recently we moved. Instead of wisely and slowly sifting through our possessions first, and taking only what we wanted to keep, we paid movers to pack everything into boxes and bring it here, to th..."   ...read it »
Sheila gave 4 of 5 stars false to:
Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
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How to Buy a Love of Reading by Tanya Egan Gibson
How to Buy a Love of Reading
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I'm really enjoying this metafiction about reading, writing, and what things money can and cannot buy
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The Gendarme by Mark Mustian
The Gendarme
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Everyone I know who's read this has raved about it. I can't wait until Tuesday night, when Mark will read from it at THE WAREHOUSE in Tallahassee and I can get a copy a couple of days before the actual pub date.
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Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
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Bangkok 8 by John Burdett
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Sheila gave 5 of 5 stars false to:
The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka
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Sheila voted for The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb in Best Historical Fiction in the Opening Round of the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards.
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
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Franz Kafka
“Faith, like a guillotine. As heavy, as light.”
Franz Kafka




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message 11: by Linda

Linda Atnip Thanks for the friendship Shelia. I'm looking forward to becoming acquainted with your work.

Best wishes,

Linda Atnip


message 10: by Sanaz

Sanaz Hi Sheila,

Thanks for the friend request,Nice to meet you!

Good Luck,
Sanaz



Christine Hi Sheila, stopped by to see what's new on your page. Have a great week.
Blessings CJ
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message 8: by Ed

Ed Many thanks for your friend invite, Sheila, and the connect on Good Reads. All best for your writing. Have a great week and happy reads, Ed


message 7: by Mia

Mia Marlowe Hi Sheila,

Love that black belt in Anxiety! LOL!

Thanks for friending me,
Emily
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Bradley I hope you are having a good day! =)

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Dreamsbane of Tamalor


Sheila no, thank you! and happy 09 as well


message 4: by Chase

Chase Von Thanks for the connect Sheila and wishing you a Happy New Years:)

Sincerely,

Chase Von:)


message 3: by Maria

Maria Dear Sheila,

It would be my honor to be as your friend.
Thanks for adding me.

Happy Christmas!

Cheers,
Maria

P.S: I frightened when I read this sentence in your profile: " I have a black belt from ..." (((-;


Sheila thanks, William, me too, if i can ever get out from the holiday deadlines!


William Hey Sheila
Look forward to talking books
http://www.billhazelgrove.com


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