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Catherine Wesley (Harriet Arden Byrd), lives in Arlington, WA, on the northwest coast of the US.
She writes literary-style fantasy and playfully explores other fiction genres.

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Although my Aru��s Realm is a fantasy, it intersects constantly with our real world. This is why the hare on the cover allows his ears to obscure the M in the title.

The reality we can discuss with the least danger of spoilers is that this book might be labeled an autobiography. I��m not Aru, and she��s not me, but the story is not as fictional as one might imagine. I drew heavily on my own exp

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