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Leslie Johansen Nack

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St. Paul, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Memoir, Travel

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Leslie Johansen Nack has been published in Writer’s Digest and Journey Magazine and is the author of three award-winning books: Fourteen, A Daughter’s Memoir of Adventure, Sailing and Survival; its sequel, Nineteen, A Daughter’s Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery; and the historical romance novel The Blue Butterfly.
Her writing explores survival, resilience, family trauma, and the hard-won beauty of healing. Drawing from her own extraordinary journey — from a childhood shaped by instability and abuse to building a healthy, loving life — Leslie writes with honesty, courage, and compassion.
She holds a degree in English Literature from UCLA and has dedicated her work to helping others find hope through storytelling. Leslie is a member of the Nati ...more

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	The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies 4.05 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2022 — 4 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
	Fourteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Adventure, Sailing, and Survival 4.19 avg rating — 1,047 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery 4.55 avg rating — 94 ratings — 4 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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The Blue Butterfly eBook is on sale everywhere now.

Links are on my website at www.lesliejohansennack.com.

Thanks! Happy reading. xo Leslie

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