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Elizabeth Kern

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in Chicago, The United States

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http://www.fireangelsnovel.com

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Historical Fiction, Fiction

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Erik Larson, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Geraldine Brooks, John Kuenster, ...more

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Elizabeth Kern is the author of FIRE ANGELS; MERCY GOODHUE, A PURITAN WOMAN'S STORY OF BETRAYAL, WITCHCRAFT AND MADNESS; and WANTING TO BE JACKIE KENNEDY.

She is a native of Chicago, a former manager of corporate communications for Apple, and a graduate of Stanford University, where she developed her passion for writing historical fiction. She lives in Petaluma, California. ...more

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	Le bon mari de Zebra Drive (Mma Ramotswe, #8) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Kern (Goodreads Author) (Traduction) 4.08 avg rating — 28,357 ratings — published 2007 — 73 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
	Vérité et feuilles de thé (Mma Ramotswe, #10) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Kern (Goodreads Author) (Traduction) 4.13 avg rating — 24,606 ratings — published 2009 — 28 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
	L'amour en kilt by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Kern (Goodreads Author) (Traduction) 4.01 avg rating — 10,987 ratings — published 2006 — 4 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
	Fire Angels 4.16 avg rating — 70 ratings — 4 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
	Wanting to Be Jackie Kennedy 4.21 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Mercy Goodhue: A Puritan Woman's Story of Betrayal, Witchcraft and Madness really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
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	The Forbiddens by Elizabeth Kern (Goodreads Author), Emma Jimenez (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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