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Patti Callahan Henry

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Patti Callahan Henry is the award winning NYT bestselling author of nineteen novels, including her newest, HEART OF THE WILD. Other novels include The Story She Left Behind and The Secret Book of Flora Lea. She’s also a podcast host of original content for her novels, Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis.

She is the recipient of The Christy Award “Book of the Year”; The Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year for Becoming Mrs. Lewis. She is the co-host and co-creator of the popular weekly online Friends and Fiction live web show and podcast. Patti also was a contributor to the monthly life lesson essay column for Parade Magazine and the Writer in Residence for Victoria Magazine. ...more

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	The Secret Book of Flora Lea 4.05 avg rating — 95,703 ratings — published 2023 — 43 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
	Becoming Mrs. Lewis 4.04 avg rating — 52,714 ratings — published 2018 — 34 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
	Once Upon a Wardrobe 4.33 avg rating — 33,884 ratings — published 2021 — 26 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 Story She Left Behind 4.02 avg rating — 36,131 ratings — published 2025 — 21 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
	Surviving Savannah 4.16 avg rating — 32,235 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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 Bookshop at Water's End 3.91 avg rating — 12,206 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Favorite Daughter 3.97 avg rating — 5,744 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	Driftwood Summer 3.88 avg rating — 5,009 ratings — published 2009 — 24 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
	Between The Tides 3.95 avg rating — 4,574 ratings — published 2007 — 23 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 Stories We Tell 3.73 avg rating — 4,805 ratings — published 2014 — 12 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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Patti Henry liked Anderson McKean's review of Heart of the Wild: "Patti Callahan Henry never ceases to amaze me. Her latest novel, HEART OF THE WILD has both the intriguing characters and lyrical prose that defines all of her work, but with the heart-pounding suspense of a can-she-make-it-out-alive thriller. I was " Read more of this review »
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“Cheating and lying aren't struggles, they're reasons to break up.”
― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides

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“Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.”
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“Sometimes we know who we want to be and what we want to do long... long before we know how to get there.”
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What shall we read in June, 2021? Books published after 1980.

Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier

13 votes 24.5%

Surviving Savannah, by Patti Callahan

10 votes 18.9%

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had, by Kristin Levine

9 votes 17.0%

Refuge: A Novel, by Dot Jackson

8 votes 15.1%

Call Your Daughter Home, by Deb Spera

7 votes 13.2%

Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood, by Larry McMurtry

6 votes 11.3%

53 total votes

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