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Favourite Women's Prize for Fiction, Orange & Bailey's Prize contenders

Description: May include longlisted, shortlisted or winning books

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The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

26,362 members

502 reviews

4.2

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by Emma Donoghue

14,375 members

979 reviews

4

20 Members: sally906, kidzdoc, karen_o, _Zoe_, mrstreme, 1morechapter, Nickelini, raidergirl3, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, Yells, japaul22, SugarCreekRanch, susiesharp, souloftherose, elkiedee, TinaV95, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy,vancouverdeb

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by Margaret Atwood

11,915 members

259 reviews

3.9

17 Members: gennyt, karen_o, lahochstetler, 1morechapter, Nickelini, raidergirl3, nancyewhite, RidgewayGirl, cbl_tn, Yells, LizzieD, sturlington, japaul22, souloftherose, bfkendrick, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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by Marilynne Robinson

10,846 members

364 reviews

3.9

18 Members: gennyt, eromsted, missesK, lauralkeet, rarm, 1morechapter, Nickelini, rainpebble, RidgewayGirl, cbl_tn, Yells, LizzieD, sturlington, japaul22, souloftherose, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy,karen_o ,raidergirl3
Explanations: sturlington: DNF

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by Kathryn Stockett

30,675 members

1,493 reviews

½ 4.4

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by Hilary Mantel

13,586 members

653 reviews

4

14 Members: gennyt, kidzdoc, rarm, VivienneR, RidgewayGirl, desertbloom, LizzieD, japaul22, souloftherose, elkiedee, bfkendrick, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy,gypsysmom

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Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

6,945 members

297 reviews

4.2

15 Members: sally906, missesK, lauralkeet, rarm, 1morechapter, raidergirl3, rainpebble, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, cbl_tn, Yells, souloftherose, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963,Nickelini

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by Ann Patchett

13,263 members

461 reviews

3.9

19 Members: gennyt, sally906, karen_o, rarm, mrstreme, 1morechapter, Nickelini, norabelle414, rainpebble, desertbloom, cbl_tn, sturlington, japaul22, souloftherose, elkiedee, TinaV95, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy,SqueakyChu ,nancyewhite ,Soupdragon ,Yells ,Her_Royal_Orangeness

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The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

16,520 members

384 reviews

3.9

14 Members: gennyt, karen_o, 1morechapter, Nickelini, RidgewayGirl, Yells, sturlington, japaul22, souloftherose, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy,SugarCreekRanch

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by Sarah Waters

7,870 members

287 reviews

4.1

13 Members: lorax, gennyt, raidergirl3, norabelle414, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, RidgewayGirl, Yells, japaul22, souloftherose, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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Purple Hibiscus

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4,547 members

185 reviews

4

10 Members: gennyt, sally906, 1morechapter, rainpebble, nancyewhite, Samantha_kathy, Yells, souloftherose, elkiedee, cej1027

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We Need to Talk About Kevin

by Lionel Shriver

7,828 members

396 reviews

4.1

11 Members: karen_o, lauralkeet, Nickelini, raidergirl3, rainpebble, nancyewhite, RidgewayGirl, Yells, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy

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The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

13,259 members

515 reviews

4.2

11 Members: lauralkeet, rarm, VivienneR, rainpebble, RidgewayGirl, Yells, sturlington, japaul22, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy

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The Little Stranger

by Sarah Waters

5,106 members

345 reviews

½ 3.6

12 Members: karen_o, mrstreme, 1morechapter, rainpebble, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, RidgewayGirl, sturlington, japaul22, souloftherose, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,SugarCreekRanch

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by Helen Dunmore

1,011 members

51 reviews

3.9

10 Members: gennyt, karen_o, lauralkeet, rainpebble, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, brenzi, elkiedee, vancouverdeb, bfkendrick

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4,011 members

140 reviews

3.9

9 Members: kidzdoc, lahochstetler, 1morechapter, rainpebble, japaul22, brenzi, elkiedee, vancouverdeb, ahef1963

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The Memory of Love

by Aminatta Forna

717 members

46 reviews

4

8 Members: kidzdoc, lauralkeet, rainpebble, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, LizzieD, brenzi, elkiedee

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The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

39,618 members

1,272 reviews

4.1

11 Members: sally906, karen_o, KimarieBee, 1morechapter, raidergirl3, rainpebble, sturlington, SugarCreekRanch, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963,mrstreme ,Nickelini ,desertbloom

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The Idea of Perfection

by Kate Grenville

1,023 members

46 reviews

3.8

8 Members: lauralkeet, mrstreme, 1morechapter, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, brenzi, elkiedee, TinaV95

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Life After Life

by Kate Atkinson

8,307 members

593 reviews

4

9 Members: lauralkeet, VivienneR, nancyewhite, RidgewayGirl, sturlington, japaul22, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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by Barbara Kingsolver

5,351 members

256 reviews

3.9

8 Members: lorax, gennyt, kidzdoc, mrstreme, rainpebble, LizzieD, souloftherose, elkiedee

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2,334 members

142 reviews

4

9 Members: kidzdoc, karen_o, KimarieBee, VivienneR, Soupdragon, LizzieD, souloftherose, elkiedee, gypsysmom

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The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

27,183 members

588 reviews

3.9

13 Members: sally906, karen_o, rarm, mrstreme, 1morechapter, rainpebble, sturlington, SugarCreekRanch, TinaV95, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Paulg2,Nickelini ,Soupdragon ,Yells ,LizzieD ,Her_Royal_Orangeness

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by Carol Shields

3,052 members

94 reviews

½ 3.6

7 Members: gennyt, 1morechapter, Nickelini, raidergirl3, VivienneR, nancyewhite, gypsysmom

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The Night Watch

by Sarah Waters

4,403 members

153 reviews

½ 3.7

8 Members: mrstreme, rainpebble, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, souloftherose, bfkendrick, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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by Carol Shields

1,900 members

37 reviews

½ 3.6

8 Members: gennyt, 1morechapter, Nickelini, VivienneR, rainpebble, RidgewayGirl, bfkendrick, gypsysmom

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Gillespie and I

735 members

72 reviews

4

8 Members: lauralkeet, VivienneR, RidgewayGirl, Yells, japaul22, souloftherose, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness

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218 members

18 reviews

4

7 Members: lauralkeet, mrstreme, VivienneR, rainpebble, Soupdragon, RidgewayGirl, brenzi

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13,687 members

248 reviews

½ 3.7

8 Members: gennyt, SqueakyChu, kidzdoc, lahochstetler, RidgewayGirl, DorsVenabili, japaul22, gypsysmom,sally906 ,Yells

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Lullabies for Little Criminals

by Heather O'Neill

1,564 members

75 reviews

3.9

7 Members: Nickelini, nancyewhite, RidgewayGirl, elkiedee, vancouverdeb, gypsysmom, ahef1963

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The Tenderness of Wolves

2,580 members

135 reviews

3.8

7 Members: karen_o, VivienneR, Soupdragon, cbl_tn, SugarCreekRanch, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness

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The Lovely Bones

by Alice Sebold

36,036 members

940 reviews

½ 3.7

10 Members: gennyt, sally906, karen_o, rainpebble, RidgewayGirl, sturlington, SugarCreekRanch, TinaV95, gypsysmom, ahef1963,KimarieBee ,Nickelini ,nancyewhite

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A Visit from the Goon Squad

by Jennifer Egan

8,646 members

515 reviews

½ 3.7

9 Members: norabelle414, nancyewhite, Soupdragon, RidgewayGirl, DorsVenabili, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee, kara.shamy,sally906 ,Yells ,Her_Royal_Orangeness

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Half Blood Blues

1,459 members

85 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: raidergirl3, VivienneR, rainpebble, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom

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by Marilynne Robinson

3,820 members

150 reviews

4

6 Members: lauralkeet, mrstreme, rainpebble, japaul22, bfkendrick, kara.shamy

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by Margaret Atwood

17,017 members

538 reviews

3.9

8 Members: gennyt, Nickelini, nancyewhite, RidgewayGirl, sturlington, souloftherose, gypsysmom, ahef1963,mrstreme ,1morechapter

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The Little Friend

7,278 members

158 reviews

½ 3.4

6 Members: dara85, lahochstetler, nancyewhite, RidgewayGirl, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,mrstreme

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2,845 members

57 reviews

4

6 Members: gennyt, Nickelini, RidgewayGirl, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

39

by Maggie O'Farrell

4,419 members

234 reviews

4.2

5 Members: RidgewayGirl, sturlington, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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by Jennifer Egan

1,999 members

96 reviews

½ 3.4

5 Members: Nickelini, LizzieD, sturlington, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Observations

1,474 members

74 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: mrstreme, RidgewayGirl, brenzi, souloftherose, elkiedee

42

The Invisible Bridge

by Julie Orringer

2,120 members

138 reviews

4.2

5 Members: dara85, RidgewayGirl, DeltaQueen50, brenzi, elkiedee,LizzieD ,souloftherose

43

The Hundred Secret Senses

5,747 members

66 reviews

3.8

4 Members: lahochstetler, norabelle414, elkiedee, ahef1963

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by Rose Tremain

1,458 members

86 reviews

3.9

4 Members: gennyt, VivienneR, Soupdragon, LizzieD

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1,289 members

68 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: gennyt, mrstreme, RidgewayGirl, LizzieD

46

The End of Mr. Y

by Scarlett Thomas

2,502 members

113 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Soupdragon, RidgewayGirl, LizzieD, souloftherose

47

Fall on Your Knees

by Ann-Marie MacDonald

5,458 members

125 reviews

3.9

5 Members: RidgewayGirl, LizzieD, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

by Rebecca Wells

10,825 members

114 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: VivienneR, rainpebble, sturlington, TinaV95, gypsysmom

49

Grace Williams Says it Loud

by Emma Henderson

201 members

18 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: kidzdoc, VivienneR, souloftherose, vancouverdeb

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2,782 members

113 reviews

3.2

4 Members: Nickelini, RidgewayGirl, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963

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by Kamila Shamsie

940 members

80 reviews

4

4 Members: gennyt, kidzdoc, VivienneR, elkiedee

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by Karen Russell

3,611 members

238 reviews

½ 3.4

6 Members: rarm, mrstreme, RidgewayGirl, sturlington, elkiedee, bfkendrick,kidzdoc ,Yells ,SugarCreekRanch

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by Samantha Hunt

454 members

30 reviews

3.9

4 Members: rainpebble, Soupdragon, LizzieD, Her_Royal_Orangeness

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The History of Love

by Nicole Krauss

9,089 members

317 reviews

3.9

4 Members: japaul22, Her_Royal_Orangeness, gypsysmom, ahef1963

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The Lesser Bohemians

by Eimear McBride

493 members

98 reviews

½ 3.3

3 Members: RidgewayGirl, elkiedee, kara.shamy

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by Emily St. John Mandel

11,822 members

783 reviews

4.1

4 Members: sturlington, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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The Vanishing Half

by Brit Bennett

5,704 members

241 reviews

4.1

4 Members: RidgewayGirl, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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by Lori Lansens

2,364 members

140 reviews

3.9

6 Members: karen_o, mrstreme, raidergirl3, VivienneR, brenzi, SugarCreekRanch,Nickelini ,nancyewhite ,vancouverdeb

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Girl, Woman, Other

by Bernardine Evaristo

3,234 members

135 reviews

4.2

4 Members: RidgewayGirl, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

60

by Nicole Krauss

1,968 members

125 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: rainpebble, nancyewhite, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness

61

The Underpainter

by Jane Urquhart

736 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: Nickelini, VivienneR, gypsysmom, ahef1963

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by Gillian Flynn

22,244 members

1,546 reviews

3.9

4 Members: RidgewayGirl, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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by Kathleen Winter

1,027 members

76 reviews

4

5 Members: Nickelini, raidergirl3, rainpebble, vancouverdeb, gypsysmom,kidzdoc ,Soupdragon

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by Margaret Atwood

2,258 members

216 reviews

4

4 Members: sturlington, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

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456 members

10 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: VivienneR, rainpebble, Soupdragon

66

Molly Fox's Birthday

by Deirdre Madden

310 members

39 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: rainpebble, Soupdragon, elkiedee

67

Hearts and Minds

by Amanda Craig

205 members

12 reviews

4

3 Members: kidzdoc, Soupdragon, elkiedee

68

by Toni Morrison

3,524 members

142 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: cbl_tn, japaul22, kara.shamy

69

by Jhumpa Lahiri

12,392 members

323 reviews

3.9

3 Members: 1morechapter, VivienneR, gypsysmom

70

There But For The

1,031 members

77 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: RidgewayGirl, japaul22, Her_Royal_Orangeness

71

by Rosina Lippi

457 members

15 reviews

3.9

3 Members: mrstreme, RidgewayGirl, elkiedee

72

The White Family

176 members

10 reviews

3.9

3 Members: kidzdoc, VivienneR, elkiedee

73

The Inheritance of Loss

6,950 members

195 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: rarm, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy,1morechapter

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3,635 members

273 reviews

4

3 Members: sturlington, elkiedee, kara.shamy

75

A Spell of Winter

by Helen Dunmore

629 members

24 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: 1morechapter, rainpebble, sturlington,karen_o
Explanations: sturlington: DNF

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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

by Marina Lewycka

5,734 members

239 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: elkiedee, bfkendrick, gypsysmom

77

The Amateur Marriage

3,050 members

76 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: rainpebble, nancyewhite, Her_Royal_Orangeness

78

The Weight of Water

by Anita Shreve

3,196 members

58 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: dara85, bfkendrick

79

The Electric Michelangelo

860 members

25 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy

80

by Kamila Shamsie

1,760 members

81 reviews

4.1

3 Members: elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

81

Manhattan Beach

by Jennifer Egan

2,754 members

141 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

82

The Hiding Place

by Trezza Azzopardi

707 members

21 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: mrstreme, Nickelini, gypsysmom,Yells

83

Lives of the Monster Dogs

by Kirsten Bakis

1,058 members

38 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: rarm, Her_Royal_Orangeness

84

Digging to America

3,618 members

140 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: Nickelini, rainpebble, cbl_tn, elkiedee,dara85 ,Soupdragon

85

A Gate at the Stairs

by Lorrie Moore

2,532 members

165 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: RidgewayGirl, bfkendrick

86

A Visit from Voltaire

by Dinah Lee Küng

50 members

3 reviews

3.9

Member: A.Gables

87

527 members

41 reviews

4.1

2 Members: sturlington, elkiedee

88

Ladder of Years

3,084 members

60 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: Nickelini, rainpebble, nancyewhite,mrstreme

89

by Nancy Huston

733 members

40 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: Nickelini, RidgewayGirl

90

Five Quarters of the Orange

by Joanne Harris

3,962 members

82 reviews

3.8

3 Members: Nickelini, rainpebble, gypsysmom,gennyt

91

A Thousand Ships

by Natalie Haynes

1,604 members

49 reviews

4.1

2 Members: elkiedee, kara.shamy

92

499 members

24 reviews

3.9

2 Members: RidgewayGirl, elkiedee

93

May We Be Forgiven

1,096 members

59 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: elkiedee

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by Sandra Cisneros

1,831 members

34 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: cbl_tn

95

The Magician's Assistant

by Ann Patchett

3,242 members

126 reviews

3.8

3 Members: mrstreme, elkiedee, bfkendrick,Yells ,Her_Royal_Orangeness

96

by Allegra Goodman

1,115 members

53 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: 1morechapter

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The White Woman on the Green Bicycle

by Monique Roffey

460 members

32 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: rainpebble, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sally906 ,mrstreme

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by Leila Aboulela

381 members

21 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: 1morechapter

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by Leila Aboulela

194 members

14 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: elkiedee

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I Was Amelia Earhart

by Jane Mendelsohn

790 members

18 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: Her_Royal_Orangeness

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