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Caroline Barron

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Caroline Barron (Te Uri O Hau / Pākehā) is an award-winning author, story coach, presenter and manuscript assessor.

Caroline’s debut novel, GOLDEN DAYS (Affirm Press Australia and via Hachette New Zealand), is on shelves 28 February 2023. Her memoir, RIPIRO BEACH (Bateman, New Zealand), won the 2020 New Zealand Heritage Literary Award for Best Non-fiction Book.

She holds a Masters in Creative Writing from University of Auckland (2015) plus a journalism degree and, in a previous life, owned and ran Nova—a leading model and talent agency.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 136 ratings · 38 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ripiro Beach: A Memoir of Life After Near Death 4.36 avg rating — 102 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
	GOLDEN DAYS 3.68 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2023	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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Caroline Barron rated a book really liked it Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent by Gregory Smith	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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