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Barbara Wood

Born

in Warrington, Lancashire, England, The United Kingdom

January 30, 1947

Website

http://www.barbarawood.com

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance

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Barbara Wood was born on 30 January 1947 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, UK. Together with her parents and older brother, she immigrated to the United States. She grew up in Southern California and attended Los Angeles Schools. After High School, Barbara attended the University of California at Santa Barbara but left to train as a surgical technician. During this time, Barbara held numerous jobs, before she sold her first novel in 1976. A few years prior, Barbara met her husband George. To date, Barbara has written 22 books, including two under the pen name Kathryn Harvey, these books are quite different from the Barbara Wood's novels and she, her agent and editor agreed that a pen name would serve to indicate the difference. She is an ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 23,103 ratings · 1,818 reviews · 197 distinct works • Similar authors

	Virgins of Paradise 4.39 avg rating — 3,826 ratings — published 1989 — 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
	Green City in the Sun 4.30 avg rating — 2,710 ratings — published 1988 — 75 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 Blessing Stone 3.99 avg rating — 1,705 ratings — published 2002	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 Dreaming: A Novel of Australia 3.99 avg rating — 1,514 ratings — published 1991 — 60 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
	Domina (Biblioteca) by Barbara Wood, María Antonia Menini (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 1,342 ratings — published 1983 — 66 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 Prophetess 3.77 avg rating — 1,044 ratings — published 1996 — 73 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
	Sacred Ground 3.88 avg rating — 1,007 ratings — published 2000 — 52 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
	Soul Flame 4.12 avg rating — 818 ratings — published 1987 — 54 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
	Woman of a Thousand Secrets 3.74 avg rating — 870 ratings — published 2008 — 28 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
	Daughter of the Sun: A Novel of The Toltec Empire 3.75 avg rating — 829 ratings — published 2007 — 41 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

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“We walk the paths we choose.”
― Barbara Wood, Vital Signs

tags: destiny

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“Do not fear for me, for I was born only once and i shall die only once.”
― Babara Wood Green city in the Sun

tags: books

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“When someone steals your goat, my son, it is roasted and eaten and you forget it. When someone steals your corn, it is ground into meal and eaten and you forget it. But when someone steals your land, it is always there and you can never forget it.”
― Babara Wood Green city in the Sun

tags: books

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Which book would you like to read in July/Aug 2018 for Eastern Africa?
(Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

8 votes, 18.2%

Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai

6 votes, 13.6%

Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed

5 votes, 11.4%

Petals of Blood by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

4 votes, 9.1%

Sleepwalking Land by Mia Couto

3 votes, 6.8%

Nairobi Heat by Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

3 votes, 6.8%

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire

3 votes, 6.8%

Children of the Revolution by Dinaw Mengestu

2 votes, 4.5%

From a Crooked Rib by Nuruddin Farah

2 votes, 4.5%

Mine to Win by Hiwot Teffera

2 votes, 4.5%

City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence

2 votes, 4.5%

Green City in the Sun by Barbara Wood

2 votes, 4.5%

Yohannes Ishi by Nabse Bamato

1 vote, 2.3%

Rwanda, Inc.: How a Devastated Nation Became an Economic Model for the Developing World by Patricia Crisafulli

1 vote, 2.3%

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