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Michal Strutin

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In Michal Strutin’s novel, Judging Noa: a Fight for Women's Rights in the Turmoil of the Exodus, Noa pursues inheritance rights to save her sisters and herself from bondage. Her quest puts her on a collision course with an unbending patriarchy amid the turbulence of the Exodus. Nature is key to her award-winning nonfiction, whether travel, natural history, or cultural history. She is now working on a Renaissance mystery trilogy.

Michal's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Tablet, and more. She worked as an editor at National Parks, Outside, and other publications. She is also an academic librarian. An SF Bay Area returnee, Michal loves outdoors adventure. Add reading, family time, and urban farming. The key to d ...more

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	Judging Noa 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — 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
	Florida State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2000	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
	Places of Grace: The Natural Landscapes of the American Midwest by Gary Irving (Photographs), Michal Strutin (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Discovering Natural Israel 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2001	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
	History Hikes of The Smokies 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003	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
	Carry the Light Volume 5 by Sumiko Saulson (Goodreads Author), Bardi Rosman Koodrin (editor), Ryan Warren it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	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 Guide To Contemporary Plains Indians 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Gristmills of the Smokies 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Michal Strutin rated a book really liked it The Lines Between Us by Rebecca D’Harlingue (Goodreads Author)	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 Lines Between Us, by Rebecca D'Harlingue, is Juliana’s story, which begins in 17th century Madrid. When a friend of Juliana’s wealthy, widowed father rapes her, her father is riven more by the assault to his honor than by the brutal assault of hi ...more
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4.5 Paradise, by Abdulrazak Gurnah, Noble Prize-winner in Literature Paradise is Yusuf's coming-of-age story, set against the destabilization caused by the coming of colonialism in East Africa. Trade has become the decimator of culture and family and a ...more
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Michal Strutin rated a book it was amazing The Huntress by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author)	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 Huntress, by Kate Quinn The page number seemed daunting and scenes that rotated the perspectives of three main characters seemed confusing, at first. That lasted 20 minutes. The Huntress is so compelling that I consumed it in less than four days. ...more
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Michal Strutin rated a book it was ok H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald	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
I should have read more about the content of H Is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald, before purchasing it. I thought I would be reading about a hawk--or hawks--their nature, habitats, interactions with their world. Although Macdonald's descriptions are of ...more
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Michal Strutin rated a book really liked it The Dutch House by Ann Patchett	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 Dutch House, by Ann Patchett, is essentially the story of two orphans: a sister and brother who are emotionally deprived of a father and physically deprived of a mother. They must fend for themselves from wealth to poverty and back again. Their t ...more
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Michal Strutin rated a book it was amazing The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich	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 will Louise Erdrich be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature? The Night Watchman, Erdrich’s latest novel, is magnificent. About three-quarters through I began reading slowly because I didn’t want it to end. I can’t think of another writer who c ...more
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Michal Strutin rated a book really liked it Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden	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
Memoirs of a Geisha was published in 1997, but I just got around to reading it. If the manuscript came across the desk of a publishing intern today, I fear this book would not have made it past that first gatekeeper. Written in the first person, the ...more
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Michal Strutin rated a book really liked it Loving before Loving: A Marriage in Black and White by Joan Steinau Lester (Goodreads Author)	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
Loving Before Loving: a Marriage in Black and White. What a perfect title for a book about an interracial couple who married before the 1967 Loving v Virginia civil rights decision that struck down bans on interracial marriage. The author, Joan Stein ...more
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