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Katie O'Rourke

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Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Women's Fiction

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I was born and raised in New England, growing up along the seacoast of New Hampshire. I went to college in Massachusetts and graduated with a degree in gender and sexuality. I live in Tucson, Arizona where I am always writing my next book.

I'm a hybrid author. My debut novel, Monsoon Season, was traditionally published along with A Long Thaw, which I later rereleased on my own. Finding Charlie, was chosen for publication by KindleScout in 2015. I released my fourth novel, Blood & Water in 2017. Unclaimed Baggage, and the sequel, Reclaimed Baggage, are available now.. I write family sagas with overlapping characters, so they're all connected.

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	Finding Charlie 3.41 avg rating — 463 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
	Monsoon Season 3.25 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	Blood & Water 3.71 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	A Long Thaw 3.83 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Unclaimed Baggage 3.97 avg rating — 34 ratings — 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
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	Still Life: and other stories 4.40 avg rating — 5 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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Book Review: Some Bright Nowhere

Ann Packer's The Children's Crusade was one of my all time favorites so I had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, itrwas a disappointment.

The plot was a long time married couple in the last months of the wife's life. The wife makes an unconventional request and the husband's attempt to honor it leads to a bizarre dynamic between her friends and family fighting over her last days.

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