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Leah DeCesare

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Leah DeCesare is a TEDx speaker and the award-winning author of Forks, Knives, and Spoons and the Naked Parenting series. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times and HuffPost, among others. Leah has taught writing at several universities and Boston’s Grub Street. She earned her Master of Fine Arts at The Newport MFA, co-founded the nonprofit, Doulas of Rhode Island, and led fundraising efforts to build a medical center in Uganda. leahdecesare.com

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Leah DeCesare Hi, Carol - I clearly have "summer brain." Thanks for alerting me to my oversight! I simply forgot that the bracelet was part of the prize! I'm away u…moreHi, Carol - I clearly have "summer brain." Thanks for alerting me to my oversight! I simply forgot that the bracelet was part of the prize! I'm away until the beginning of August but will promptly put that in the mail when I'm home. So sorry! And congratulations on winning - hope you enjoy it!
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Leah DeCesare I'm going with Harry and Sally. There are lists of wonderful answers, but I've always loved When Harry Met Sally and having just spent a good part of …moreI'm going with Harry and Sally. There are lists of wonderful answers, but I've always loved When Harry Met Sally and having just spent a good part of my recent life re-living the 80s while writing/revising/editing/editing/editing FORKS, KNIVES, AND SPOONS, I have to pick them!
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I'm looking for book club type novels about losing a baby or a child and how that loss affects the parents/a marriage. Books about grief after losing a child.

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“Remember to value who you are no matter what. Believe you are worth being loved and don’t ever settle.”
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“There’s so much in life that is fragile, she thought, but it only means you should love it more, hold it closer, instead of keeping it at a distance worried that it will break your heart.”
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David Gardner Hi there, you might like to check out one of my travelogues about tripping through Italy - "White roads and red wine: A couple's journey through Italy"
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Leah DeCesare Dee wrote: "Nice to meet you here on Goodreads, Leah!

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Dee Willson Nice to meet you here on Goodreads, Leah!

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