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Paula McLain

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in Fresno, California, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Suspense, Memoir

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Paula McLain is the author of the New York Times and internationally bestselling novels, The Paris Wife, Circling the Sun and Love and Ruin. Now she introduces When the Stars Go Dark (April 13, 2021), an atmospheric novel of intertwined destinies and heart-wrenching suspense. She received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan in 1996, and is also the author of two collections of poetry, the memoir Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses, and the debut novel, A Ticket to Ride. Her work has has appeared in The New York Times, Real Simple, Town & Country, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Good Housekeeping, and elsewhere. She lives with her family in Cleveland, Ohio. ...more

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	The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating — 290,655 ratings — published 2011 — 119 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
	Circling the Sun 3.93 avg rating — 77,222 ratings — published 2015 — 81 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
	When the Stars Go Dark 3.86 avg rating — 51,094 ratings — published 2021 — 36 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
	Love and Ruin 3.86 avg rating — 24,290 ratings — published 2018 — 11 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
	A Mind of Her Own by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author), Hillary Huber (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.17 avg rating — 10,004 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses 3.70 avg rating — 1,650 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Ash Wednesday (A Point in Time, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,432 ratings — 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
	A Ticket to Ride 3.34 avg rating — 1,368 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Something That Cannot Die: An Audible Original by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author), Cynthia Nixon (Narrator ) 3.94 avg rating — 533 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
	Stumble, Gorgeous 4.17 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2005	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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Paula McLain answered Margaret's question: Hi Paula, I learned from Circling the Sun that elephants feared the scent of horses. Was this because horses were introduced to Africa during Colonialism or is this hard-wired? Curious re: your research that led to that line in the book. Hello, Margaret. What a great question! Very sorry I'm just replying now. I learned of this detail of elephants fearing horses through Beryl Markham's own writing, though she didn't elaborate on the why of it. Your theory makes so much sense, however See Full Answer
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Paula McLain answered Lynn's question: Hi Carol, I Just finished When The Stars Go Dark and really loved the story and Anna’s character..do you think you’ll revisit it with another book? Hello, Carol. Thanks so much for reading! I love hearing that you connected with Anna's character. I sometimes feel that Anna has more stories to tell, yes. Whether this will be my next book, or the continuation of a series, I can't say just now, how See Full Answer
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“To hell with them. Nothing hurts if you don't let it.”
― Paula McLain, The Paris Wife

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“Books could be an incredible adventure. I stayed under my blanket and barely moved, and no one would have guessed how my mind raced and my heart soared with stories.”
― Paula McLain, The Paris Wife

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“It gave me a sharp kind of sadness to think that no matter how much I loved him and tried to put him back together again, he might stay broken forever.”
― Paula McLain, The Paris Wife

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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman

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A Ticket to Ride: A Novel by Paula McLain

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