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Elise Chidley

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Born

Mbabane, Swaziland

Website

http://www.elisechidley.com

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult

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September 2008

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I'm a mother, writer and avid reader, currently living in Connecticut, USA. I grew up in Swaziland and South Africa, and studied in Durban, Edinburgh and Pennsylvania. My taste in books is varied, and I would read the dictionary if I was stranded with it on a desert island. I have this vague ambition to catalogue all the books I've ever read, but I think I've forgotten more than half of them. That's the joy of goodreads--you come across titles you would never otherwise remember.

I'm working on my debut Young Adult novel: such a freeing genre!

My second novel, Married With Baggage is now on shelves!

My first novel, Your Roots Are Showing is a finalist in two categories of the 2009 RITAs: Best First Book and Best Single Title Contemporary Rom ...more

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Elise Chidley's Blog

Neal Shusterman Shares His Fascinating Writing Journey

How do you save the world? One reader at a time.

Or so Neal Shusterman told 92 writers at Big Sur on Cape Cod, an annual workshop for children’s book writers and illustrators hosted by the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

Mind you, when Shusterman began his career as a storyteller, all he wanted to do was calm down several cabin-loads of sugar-charged campers. Tell them a story, he thought. No more th

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	Your Roots Are Showing 3.58 avg rating — 581 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Elise and 1822 other people liked chan ☆'s review of Book Lovers: "i didn't like this :( but i have reasons so let's discuss: 1. nora. god i so desperately wanted to love her. she's kind of stony and bitchy and so am i, ergo match made in heaven? not so much. the stony exterior was great but the immature center was i" Read more of this review »
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Elise and 1 other person liked Briana Summers's review of Book Lovers: "2.5 stars, rounded down. First off, both Beach Read and PWMOV were 4.5+ star reads for me, so it's not an Emily Henry thing...this book was just not that good. The main character was okay, her sister's role was pointless, and the love interest Charli" Read more of this review »
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Elise rated a book it was amazing The Secret History by Donna Tartt	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
This book stays with you, lingering long after you finish it-like a rather delicious fragrance in an otherwise empty room. It was a real treat to be traveling for a while with such a vivid cast of characters, none of them very nice but all of them in ...more
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This was an interesting one. I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I thought I would, but nor did I hate it nearly as much as some reviewers do. Rooney is a gifted writer but even so, it was hard to bond with her characters. They were damaged but someh ...more
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Elise and 6391 other people liked luce (tired and a little on edge)'s review of Normal People: "EDIT: I get it. This novel is very popular and much beloved. While I recognise that Rooney has talent, I did not vibe with NP. Please, if you hate reading reviews expressing opinions/takes/impressions from your own, well, I suggest you skip this revi" Read more of this review »
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