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Jacqueline Friedland

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Jacqueline Friedland is the author of award-winning novels Trouble the Water and He Gets That From Me. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania and NYU Law School, she practiced as an attorney before returning to school to receive her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in New York with her husband and four children. For contact info, tour dates, and book clubs please visit www.jacquelinefriedland.com and Instagram @jackiefriedland

Her new novel, Counting Backwards, will be out on March 11, 2025. ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 10,053 ratings · 1,456 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	He Gets That From Me 3.96 avg rating — 3,730 ratings — published 2021 — 8 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
	Trouble the Water 3.84 avg rating — 2,771 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	Counting Backwards 4.08 avg rating — 1,824 ratings — 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
	That's Not a Thing 3.77 avg rating — 1,463 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
	The Stockwell Letters 4.20 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Breathing Under Water 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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All Afternoon by Susan Kleinman is a quietly powerful portrait of self-discovery set in the late 1970s. Through the eyes of Marilyn, a Jewish homemaker who has long lived in the shadow of her self-important husband, Kleinman captures the yearning for ...more
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Really enjoyed this book immensely. It was a great behind the scenes look at how much of what we see online is curated. Nothing is real, and no one is living the life we think they are. It was also clever and thoroughly entertaining. Funny at times, ...more
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A beautiful dual timeline novel that weaves together tales from WWII-era France and modern-day America. Connections are drawn between the two time periods that feel neither predictable nor trite. This is a book that pulls on the heart strings in all ...more
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“Maybe it’s time I stop focusing on what I don’t have, and start doing a better job of appreciating those things that I do.”
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Oct 13, 2020 05:43PM

Hi Jacqueline: You said you love books. I will love it if you enter. My book has been reviewed by booklife.com, indiereader.com, K.C. Finn and Reedsy Discovery etc. All four stars. My book: All those tears we can't see" giveaway starts tomorrow. Please enter. Thanks. Gita (Your Friend)

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