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Joanna Goodman

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in Montreal, Canada

May 21

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Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Joanna Goodman’s #1 Bestselling Historical Fiction novel, The Home for Unwanted Girls was released April 17, 2018 to wide critical acclaim.

Joanna is the author of four previous novels, including The Finishing School, You Made Me Love You and Harmony. Her stories have appeared in The Fiddlehead, The Ottawa Citizen, B & A Fiction, Event, The New Quarterly, and White Wall Review.

Originally from Montreal, Joanna now lives in Toronto with her husband and two children, and is at work on her sixth novel. She is also the owner of a well-known Toronto linen store, Au Lit Fine Linens. ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 76,922 ratings · 7,412 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Home for Unwanted Girls 4.24 avg rating — 58,047 ratings — published 2018 — 30 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 Forgotten Daughter 3.90 avg rating — 7,502 ratings — published 2020 — 17 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 Finishing School 3.63 avg rating — 6,612 ratings — published 2017 — 16 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 Inheritance 3.48 avg rating — 4,568 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	You Made Me Love You 3.38 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Harmony 3.24 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Belle of the Bayou 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	She's Got Baggage 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	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
	Perspectives by James P. Wagner (Editor), Marc Rosen (Editor), Corina Lynn Becker (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	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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“But maybe love is expansive enough to remember everything and still transcend it all.”
― Joanna Goodman, The Forgotten Daughter

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“Please don’t call me anymore. Having you in my life is more painful than not having you.”
― Joanna Goodman, The Forgotten Daughter

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“We don’t always understand what He does or why He does it. We may never, not in this lifetime. That’s what faith is.” “That’s not comforting,” Elodie mutters.”
― Joanna Goodman, The Home for Unwanted Girls

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Polls

August BoTM Nominations ~ Historical Fiction ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 Move onto Final Poll

The River We Remember

by William Kent Krueger

7 votes, 30.4%

Banyan Moon

by Thao Thai

3 votes, 13.0%

The Home for Unwanted Girls

by Joanna Goodman

3 votes, 13.0%

The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery

by Amanda Cox

2 votes, 8.7%

Good Night, Irene

by Luis Alberto Urrea

2 votes, 8.7%

What She Left Behind

by Ellen Marie Wiseman

2 votes, 8.7%

The Phoenix Crown

by Kate Quinn

2 votes, 8.7%

The Forty Elephants

by Erin Bledsoe

1 vote, 4.3%

The Last Garden in England

by Julia Kelly

1 vote, 4.3%

Women's Hotel

by Daniel M. Lavery

0 votes, 0.0%

23 total votes

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