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Karen’s 2019 Year in Books
Take a look at Karen’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Karen Brooks
Goodreads Author
Born
Sydney, Australia
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June 2009
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The Locksmith's Daughter
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2016
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15 editions
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Tallow (Curse of The Bond Riders, #1)
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2009
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11 editions
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The Chocolate Maker's Wife
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2019
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10 editions
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The Lady Brewer of London
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2014
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12 editions
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Votive (Curse of the Bond Rider #2)
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2011
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12 editions
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The Darkest Shore
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Illumination (Curse of The Bond Riders, #3)
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2012
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10 editions
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It's Time, Cassandra Klein
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The Gaze of the Gorgon
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2002
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Rifts Through Quentaris
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2005
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A King’s Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman
When you pick up a Sharon Kay Penman book, you know you’re not only in the hands of a masterful storyteller, but someone with such a deep respect, passion and knowledge of the era she’s writing in as well, that the past comes to life on every single page. So it is with A King’s Ransom, the sequel to Lionheart, 
which continues the saga of Richard, Coeur de Lion, by focussing on his amazing journey
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| Ian Mortimer's Time Traveller's Guides to different eras in British history are a must for history buffs, students and scholars alike - and for writers of historical fiction. Mortimer immerses readers in the era in a very deliberate way, holding our ...more | |
"I don’t know how it is that Fredrik Backman can write such wildly divergent stories with unique characters that nevertheless have all managed to make me both laugh and cry. Backman’s debut novel, A Man Called Ove was a favourite book in 2014, and My "
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Great review! Cannot wait to read it. Love Kim's books. Thanks, Shelleyrae!
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"Her Last Words is a stunning contemporary novel from author Kim Kelly, best known for her works of historical fiction.
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Blazing Star: The Life and Times of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
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| An interesting and entertainingly written biography of John Wilmot the notorious Earl of Rochester - poet, satirist, wit, debauchee, husband, father, loyal friend and altogether fascinating person, that relies a bit too heavily at times on what might ...more | |
"Nearing her 23rd birthday in a small village, the Addie LaRue of 1714 wants nothing to do with her family's plans to marry her to a widowed man nearly twice her age. Desperate to escape, Addie calls upon the gods, making a Faustian deal with a devil "
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Aussie Readers: **Spring Reading Challenge - 2014** | 861 | 229 | Dec 07, 2014 07:39PM | |
| Aussie Readers: January - The Brand New Challenge | 392 | 256 | Jan 31, 2016 08:28PM | |
| Aussie Readers: March Madness Challenge! | 258 | 245 | Apr 10, 2016 01:23AM |
“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”
― The Collected Works
― The Collected Works
“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.”
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“Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter. Reading gives me something to talk about later on. Reading is the unbelievably healthy way my attention deficit disorder medicates itself. Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real. Reading is grist. Reading is bliss.”
― I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
― I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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