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Shannon St. Hilaire is fascinated by forgotten microcosms and the complex women who lived through them. She spends just about all her time reading and writing stories about them—also, traveling, being roommates with her cat, and dreaming about cottages in forests.

She is the author of a novella, The Ones Who Stayed, and a novel, To Look Upon the Sun.

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Average rating: 4.31 · 517 ratings · 94 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

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Light on Life

by B.K.S. Iyengar

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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

by Dalai Lama XIV

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Autobiography of a Yogi

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