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Margaret Ann Spence

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Margaret Ann Spence writes about women, the choices they make, and what happens next.

An avid baker and much less successful organic gardener, she draws on the mishaps and joys of these pursuits within the family mysteries unwrapped in her novels, Joyous Lies and Lipstick on the Strawberry.

Lipstick on the Strawberry won the Romantic Elements Category in the First Coast Romance Writers 2015 Beacon Contest. The novel was a finalist for the 2019 Eric Hoffer Book Award and in the 2019 Next Generation Indie Awards.

Margaret’s second novel, Joyous Lies, released February 15, 2021.

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	Joyous Lies 4.61 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Lipstick on the Strawberry 4.42 avg rating — 26 ratings — 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
	Australia Burns - Volume 1 (Show Australia Some Love #1) by Tena Stetler (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Madeleine McDonald (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Larry Farmer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2020 — 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

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[image error]By Susan JubyHarper Collins, 2011
From the time of the last recession comes this very funny book by an author who usually writes YA (Young Adult) fiction. The satire pumps it up to adult level. Prudence, an idealistic 24-year-old from Brooklyn, inherits a dilapidated farm on Vancouver Island.

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The realization that one must live an authentic life can bring a person up short. Will changing it, by a dramatic act to retrieve your own sense of self, hurt others? Will it sabotage a career, a marriage? This is the takeaway from Queen of the Owls. ...more
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Margaret Spence liked Jackie's review of Joyous Lies: "A fantastic historical women’s fiction read. The dual timeline was perfectly executed and this book flowed well right to the end. After tragically loosing her mother, Maelle grew up with her grandparents in Joyous Woods a commune where she grew to lo" Read more of this review »
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More than a Coming-of-Age Story It seems like it would be a teenage girl’s dream—to live as a faculty daughter in a boys’ boarding school. For Georgette ( Georgie) Bricker, however, adolescence proves tricky in this environment. Hormones are practical ...more
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