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H.A. Leuschel

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Fiction, Psychology, Philosophy

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Helene grew up in Belgium, where she earned a Master’s degree in Journalism and Communication before embarking on a career in radio and television in Brussels, London, and Edinburgh. She now lives in Portugal with her husband and two children. Driven by a fascination with the mind, she later completed a Master of Philosophy, which led her to writing fiction.

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Average rating: 4.15 · 423 ratings · 320 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Manipulated Lives 4.04 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2016 — 3 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
	My Sweet Friend 4.10 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2017 — 2 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
	The Memories We Bury 4.28 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2020 — 3 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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Quote ‘Perhaps all humans are lonely. At least potentially.’ My Thoughts It’s been a long time since I last read a book by Ishiguro – 17 years ago to be exact and the book was ‘Never Let Me Go’ and is still one of the best dystopian novels I have ever read. In ‘Klara and […]

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“Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.”
― Immanuel Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals/On a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns”
― H.A. Leuschel

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