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The Tell
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by Hester Kaplan (Goodreads Author)
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Leave of Absence by Tanya J. Peterson
Leave of Absence
by Tanya J. Peterson (Goodreads Author)
Leave of Absence is thought-provoking, engaging, and very interesting from cover to cover. I greatly appreciate Tanya J. Peterson's talents for weaving great fictional writing with professional insights. She gracefully addresses mental health stereot...more
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The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
The Perfume Collector
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Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara
It is 1930's in Pennsylvania, United States. An era of financial depression for most people. Also an era of "old-fashioned" cultural mores and expectations being challenged on a regular basis. Speakeasies. The Mob. Cadillacs. Liquor. Dance cards. Ra...more
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A Glimpse of Freedom by M.A. Bookout
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E.L. Doctorow
“Someone dying asks if there is life after death. Yes, comes the answer, only not yours.”
E.L. Doctorow

William Morris
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
William Morris

Howard Thurman
“Whatever may be the tensions and the stresses of a particular day, there is always lurking close at hand the trailing beauty of forgotten joy or unremembered peace.”
Howard Thurman, Meditations of the Heart

William Makepeace Thackeray
“Good humor may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society.”
William Makepeace Thackeray, Sketches and Travels, Etc

E.B. White
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
E.B. White

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