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Adrienne Sharp

Adrienne Sharp

Adrienne Sharp Biography

Adrienne Sharp is the critically acclaimed author of the story collection White Swan, Black Swan, a Barnes & Noble Discover Book and a national bestseller; and the novels The Sleeping Beauty, named one of Booklist's ten best first novels of 2005; and The True Memoirs of Little K, which was a finalist for the California Book Award and a Historical Novel Review Editors' Choice, and was translated into six languages.



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    If you enjoyed:
    The Magnificent Esme Wells

    Try:
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    by Peter Ho Davies

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    Min Jin Lee

    Min Jin Lee's Pachinko (Feb 2017) was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction, a New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017, a USA Today Top 10 Books of 2017, and an American Booksellers Association's Indie ... (more)

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    Try:
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    by Min Jin Lee

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