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Mary Doria Russell

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Mary Doria Russell is an American author. She was born in 1950 in the suburbs of Chicago. Her parents were both in the military; her father was a Marine Corps drill sergeant, and her mother was a Navy nurse.

She holds a Ph.D. in Paleoanthropology from the University of Michigan, and has also studied cultural anthropology at the University of Illinois, and social anthropology at Northeastern University in Boston. Russell lives in Cleveland, Ohio with her husband Don and their two dogs.

Mary is shy about online stuff like Goodreads, but she responds to all email, and would prefer to do that through her website.

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	The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 65,881 ratings — published 1996 — 49 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
	Children of God (The Sparrow, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,940 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Doc 3.97 avg rating — 15,009 ratings — published 2011 — 13 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 Thread of Grace 4.02 avg rating — 13,182 ratings — published 2005 — 20 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
	Epitaph 4.11 avg rating — 5,160 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dreamers of the Day 3.63 avg rating — 5,484 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	The Women of the Copper Country 4.12 avg rating — 3,182 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
	A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) by Walter M. Miller Jr., Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.97 avg rating — 96,083 ratings — published 1959 — 147 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
	Ballantine Reader's Circle Reader by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author), Mark Childress (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Berg liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1999	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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Days of Awe

Every year at this time, I repost this essay at my brother’s request.

The years have passed since he lost Jean, but her memory is a blessing.

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The Sparrow (2 books)
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Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author)

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Doc Holliday (2 books)
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Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author)

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Mary Doria Russell wrote a new blog post Days of Awe Every year at this time, I repost this essay at my brother’s request. The years have passed since he lost Jean, but her memory is a blessing. Read more of this blog post »
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Mary Russell answered Deborah's question: My grandfather was an iron ore miner in Marquette at the time of your book, "Women of the Copper Country". This is my book club book for next week. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and felt deeply involved in the history. How much research did you do in producing the material? Have you been to Calumet? Yes, I spend time in Calumet, walking the streets, studying the buildings that date to the era of the story, touring mines, asking questions and loading up on research material from the local museum's bookstore. There was a lot to learn about the cop See Full Answer
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Mary Russell voted for The Women of the Copper Country as Best Historical Fiction in the Opening Round of the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Mary Russell made a comment on One day only! " Try the other books, too! If you liked that scene, there's one in DOC that I promise will lay you out... ...more "
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Mary Russell made a comment on New Year, new book! " Elaine, I don't know yet about an audio edition. I'm new to Simon and Schuster. And don't even know if to they have an audio division. All the other n ...more "
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Mary Russell made a comment on The Days of Awe " Thank you, Edward. May you be inscribed for another year in the book of life. "
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Mary Russell made a comment on A book by any other name " Nope. It started out as God's Best Beloved. Awful... ...more "
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Mary Russell made a comment on Not on my watch. " Let's hope so! Let's hope so! ...more "
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Mary Russell and 8 other people liked Heather's review of Epitaph: "A marvelous, epic, bittersweet novel. Mary Doria Russell uses a setting I know very little about and didn't think I'd care for (Arizona in the 1880s) as the backdrop for an absolutely fascinating story about history, friendship, politics, and difficu" Read more of this review »
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Quotes by Mary Doria Russell

“I do what I do without hope of reward or fear of punishment. I do not require Heaven or Hell to bribe or scare me into acting decently.”
― Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow

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“How can you hear your soul if everyone is talking?”
― Mary Doria Russell, Children of God

tags: solitude, soul

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“There's an old Jewish story that says in the beginning God was everywhere and everything, a totality. But to make creation, God had to remove Himself from some part of the universe, so something besides Himself could exist. So He breathed in, and in the places where God withdrew, there creation exists."

So God just leaves?"

No. He watches. He rejoices. He weeps. He observes the moral drama of human life and gives meaning to it by caring passionately about us, and remembering."

Matthew ten, verse twenty-nine: Not one sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it."

But the sparrow still falls.”
― Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow

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Next Year in Havana

by Chanel Cleeton

10 votes, 21.7%

That Night

by Chevy Stevens

7 votes, 15.2%

The Cutting Season

by Attica Locke

7 votes, 15.2%

The Heart's Invisible Furies

by John Boyne

6 votes, 13.0%

Moxie

by Jennifer Mathieu

3 votes, 6.5%

Meddling Kids

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by Claire Fuller

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Final Girls

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Doc

by Mary Doria Russell

1 vote, 2.2%

46 total votes

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