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Darlene Jones

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery

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living in Mali

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Darlene Jones is a retired educator and writer. A graduate of the University of Alberta she was a teacher, principal, second language consultant, and staffing officer with Edmonton Public schools. Her multiple roles included second language curriculum development for secondary students. After retiring she continued to provide educational workshops for teachers in the province of Alberta.

She began her career as a volunteer with Canadian University Services Overseas. She taught school in Mali and it was the plight of the Malians that inspired her to write her first novel—science fiction—described by readers as a “think piece.”

She continues to write fiction that incorporates topics such as world affairs, aging, and Alzheimer’s, with the adde ...more

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The Temple of the Muses – Jane Davis

I’ve read a number of Davis’s books, Smash All the Windows being the first and remaining my favorite. But I have to be honest and say that all of her novels are captivating—each in its own way.

Her latest, The Temple of the Muses, lives up to the others. Davis takes a slice of history bringing it to life in a way that allows us to fully enter the world that s

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Average rating: 4.33 · 52 ratings · 41 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Embattled 3.96 avg rating — 23 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
	Embraced 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	EMBROILED 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	EMPOWERED 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	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
	Whispers Under the Baobab 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	When the Sun was Mine it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	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
	Mali to Mexico and Points In Between it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 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

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The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times: Enriched edition.

by Richard Patrick Boyle Davey

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Death's Advocate

by Vered Ehsani (Goodreads Author)

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Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

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