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Michelle Davis-Newell

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in Chicago, The United States

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Award-winning author Michelle Davis-Newell was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. As a child, she was shy and withdrawn due to relentless bullying that impacted her self-esteem. This isolation nurtured her creative side, leading her to a love for reading and writing. In 1980, at just ten years old, she submitted a hand-written thirty-page novel to Harlequin Romance, along with a heartfelt letter expressing her dream of becoming an author to lift her family out of poverty. Although she received a rejection letter, Michelle was ecstatic to get a response.

Despite excelling academically, Michelle's home life became tumultuous, and by 21, she was a single mother of three on welfare. Refusing to succumb to her circumstances, she challe ...more

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	The Bag Ladies of Ebondale (Ebondale, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 367 ratings — 5 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
	In Search of Autumn (Ebondale, #2) 4.59 avg rating — 29 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
	Ruby Slippers: Fairy Tales My Mother Told Me. Real Life Truths I Never Told Her 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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 Shattered Glass Effect by Deanna Michelle Smith, L.J. Wilson, Michelle Davis-Newell (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009	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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The Bag Ladies of Ebondale is Out NOW: Get Ready to Unpack the Baggage!

Hold onto your emotional baggage, because my new novel The Bag Ladies of Ebondale is officially live on all online platforms—including Amazon!

So if you’re ready to dive into a world of love, guilt, and societal pressures with a group of fierce, flawed, and totally relatable women, this is your cue to snag your copy.

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