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Lauren Alexander

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Lauren Alexander, the author of CHOICES 86,400 a day and THE CHINABERRY TREE, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois with High Distinction in the English Honors Program before earning a law degree at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Following law practice and a federal court clerkship, she returned to her literary roots. She lives in Oxford, Mississippi with her husband and memories of a legendary dog named Noether and a cat named Cat.

See positive Kirkus reviews of CHOICES 86,400 a day at http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-rev... and THE CHINABERRY TREE at http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-rev...


For more than 10 years, I wrote, edited and deleted most of what I had written. But the first two pages are actually the first words I wrote. “Under the Chinaberry tree” is the recurring scene of a picnic with my young mother in our backyard.

The most difficult revision was changing the present tense in some instances to the past tense; my parents passed away before I finished the book. They re... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.94 · 33 ratings · 12 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
The Chinaberry Tree
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Choices 86,400 a Day
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions

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“We can reconstruct yesterday or construct today. We don't have time to do both.”
Lauren Alexander, Choices 86,400 a Day

“If you are having trouble with someone,
you may be having more trouble with yourself.”
Lauren Alexander, Choices 86,400 a Day

“If you have to pencil in your passion, you're just wasting time.”
Lauren Alexander, Choices 86,400 a Day

“If you have to pencil in your passion, you're just wasting time.”
Lauren Alexander, Choices 86,400 a Day

“If you're not happy with yourself, don't count on being happy with anyone else.”
Lauren Alexander, Choices 86,400 a Day

“A life unconsidered is a slow death.”
Lauren Alexander, Choices 86,400 a Day

“We can reconstruct yesterday or construct today. We don't have time to do both.”
Lauren Alexander, Choices 86,400 a Day

“If you are having trouble with someone,
you may be having more trouble with yourself.”
Lauren Alexander, Choices 86,400 a Day

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