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R.A. Parry

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James Dean Rode a Unicorn: A Fantastical Collection of Short Fiction

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015

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The Six Loves of James I

by Gareth Russell (Goodreads Author)

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The Firebird (Slains, #2)

by Susanna Kearsley (Goodreads Author)

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read in July 2016

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R.A. said: " I loved The Winter Sea and it definitely set the standard of excellence for other Susanna Kearsley books. The Firebird flew right over that standard. I absolutely adored this book.
Nicola can touch objects and see the past. When a woman comes to her ...more "

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Naamah's Blessing (Naamah Trilogy, #3)

by Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author)

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“I kill the living to make way for the dead.
But we had hot chocolate, she and I. We tried to make our friendship last as long as we could.
Then I was forced to let her go. I held her when she returned to the earth.”
― R.A. Parry, James Dean Rode a Unicorn: A Fantastical Collection of Short Fiction

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“My daughter and I left the streets that made you criminals or dolls. We left to find open sky and green land.”
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“If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”
― Amy Tan

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“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Work: A Story of Experience

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“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“All knowledge is worth having.”
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