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Nonfiction, Memoir, Self Help

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Ann Landers, Erma Bombeck, Nora Ephron, Erica Jong

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D.G. Kaye is a nonfiction/memoir writer. Kaye writes about her life experiences, matters of the heart and women’s issues.

Kaye writes to inspire others. Her writing encompasses stories taken from events she encountered in her own life, and the lessons that were taken from them. Her sunny outlook on life developed from learning to overcome some of the many obstacles that challenged her. From an emotionally neglected childhood, to growing up with a narcissistic mother, leaving her with a severely deflated self-esteem, D.G. began seeking a path to rise above her issues.

When Kaye isn't writing intimate memoirs, she'll bring her natural sense of humor into her other works.

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	Conflicted Hearts 4.35 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Have Bags, Will Travel 4.30 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	P.S. I Forgive You by D.G. Kaye (Goodreads Author), Talia Leduc (Editor) 4.64 avg rating — 42 ratings — 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
	Words We Carry 4.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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	Meno-What? A Memoir 4.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	This Is Lockdown by M.J. Mallon (Goodreads Author), D.G. Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Sally Cronin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
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Sunday Book Review – Hopes, Fears and Reality: Stories, Poems & Personal Tales by Alex Craigie #newrelease #shortstories

Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. Today I’m sharing my review for friend and author, Alex Craigie’s latest release – Hopes, Fears and Reality: Stories, Poems & Personal Tales. A book of short stories, all… More Read more of this blog post »

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“Somehow I believed it was my obligation to try to do the right thing by her because she had given birth to me.”
― D.G. Kaye, Conflicted Hearts

tags: narcissistic-mothers

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“Live Laugh Love...And don't forget to breathe!”
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“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.”
― Katharine Hepburn

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“The cold November sun sent weak rays onto the floor of the old house. The floor beneath snickered, trying hard to hold back snaps of bawdy laughter. The temperature dropped with ease.”
― J. Thorn, The Seventh Seal

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“You know what love means? It means loving the person you are now and not the person you want someone to be or the person they will be.”
― Samantha Stroh Bailey

tags: chick-lit, humor, romance-funny, romantic-comedy

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“don't put all your eggs in one bastard”
― Meredith Schorr, Just Friends With Benefits

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