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Margaret asked this question about The Giver of Stars:
It appears to me that The Giver of Stars was published in Oct. 2019, and The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek was published in May 2019, so I cannot see how plagiarism could be an issue, knowing personally how long it takes to get a book published, between rewrites, editing and more editing. This is just my opinion but plagiarism seems quite implausible to me, albeit these books are about the same program?
G.J. Yes, the two books came out only months apart, but JJM's publisher had the other book manuscript fully finished under consideration for more than a fu…moreYes, the two books came out only months apart, but JJM's publisher had the other book manuscript fully finished under consideration for more than a full year before the second book came out--plenty of time to crank up the second book and feed elements from the first manuscript into the second.(less)
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