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CollectionsAmerican Fiction (5), Biography (1), Vietnamese Fiction (1), Egyptian Nonfiction and Historical Fiction (1), Chinese Fiction (4), Cookbooks - General (7), Cookbooks - Italian (1), Chinese Historical Fiction (1), Indian Fiction (1), French Culture (1), French History - NonFiction (1), Your library (546), Currently reading (1), To read (43), Favorites (1), All collections (565)

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TagsFiction (36), Memoir (16), Amazon Vine Book (13), Cookbook - Baking (12), History (9), Historical Fiction (7), French History (6), Cookbook - Italian (5), Cookbook - General (5), Biography (5) — see all tags

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Groups40-Something Library Thingers, Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction, Early Reviewers, Historical Fiction, Medieval Europe, Non-Fiction Readers, Reading Globally

Favorite authorsIsabel Allende, Pearl S. Buck, John Irving, Jhumpa Lahiri, Nancy Mitford, Lisa See, Amy Tan (Shared favorites)

About meI love to read and always have a book on me. Unfortunately I am a slow reader and only get through about 15-20 books per year, so I fear I may never finish all of the wonderful books I have acquired! I am a former university administrator and current free-lance editor of academic papers, articles and dissertations. My husband teaches history and political science in the state university system and is a tireless source of great books! We have a 6-year-old son who loves to read as much as we do, and we live on the Jersey shore with our two dogs. Other interests include tennis, baking/cooking, travel, walking, yoga and cycling.

About my libraryI own all of the books listed. I love history and historical biography - and by chance (or not) most of my subjects tend to be women. I tend to read in "genre phases." I have a large collection of Asian literature (from classic to contemporary) and Asian history and non-fiction, as well as collections of English history, French history, Imperial Russian history, European Medieval history; Ancient Egyptian history; Ancient Roman history, Indian literature, Japanese literature, and English literature from the 30s,40s & 50s (mostly by female authors including but not limited to Nancy Mitford, Barbara Pym, Dodie Smith, Stella Gibbons & E.M. Delafield). I also read contemporary fiction - favorite authors include Isabel Allende, Barbara Kingsolver, and John Irving (author of my all-time favorite fiction book - A Son of the Circus).

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Real nameMichelle

LocationBy the beach, New Jersey - USA

Emailm.e.finogmail.com

Account typepublic, lifetime

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Common KnowledgeSeries (35), Awards (150), Characters (1361), Places (268)

Member sinceMar 4, 2007

Currently readingThe Lacuna: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver