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Susan Wiggs

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After graduating from Harvard University, Susan Wiggs became a math teacher. While working, she started writing her first novel which was published in 1987. She has written numerous romance novels since then including Home Before Dark, A Summer Affair, The Charm School and Candlelight Christmas. toon meer She has won three RITA awards for Lakeside Cottage, Lord of the Night and The Mistress. She has written a number of notable series, including; Lakeshore Chronicles and Bella Vista Chronicles. Susan's title, Family Tree, is a New York Times, USA Today, Toronto Globe and Mail, and Publisher Weekly bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Werken van Susan Wiggs

The Lost and Found Bookshop (2020) 998 exemplaren
Summer at Willow Lake (2006) 907 exemplaren
Just Breathe (2008) 721 exemplaren
The Winter Lodge (2007) 695 exemplaren
Table for Five (2005) 636 exemplaren
The Apple Orchard (2013) 614 exemplaren
Snowfall at Willow Lake (2008) 596 exemplaren
The Charm School (1999) 589 exemplaren
Summer by the Sea (2004) 588 exemplaren
Dockside (2007) 572 exemplaren
Lakeside Cottage (2005) 558 exemplaren
Fireside (2009) 541 exemplaren
The Oysterville Sewing Circle (2019) 514 exemplaren
The Summer Hideaway (2010) 467 exemplaren
Lakeshore Christmas (2009) 460 exemplaren
The Ocean Between Us (2004) 434 exemplaren
Family Tree (2016) 425 exemplaren
The Beekeeper's Ball (2014) 417 exemplaren
Marrying Daisy Bellamy (2011) 380 exemplaren
The Horsemaster's Daughter (1999) 365 exemplaren
Home Before Dark (2003) 364 exemplaren
droom van een zomer (2012) 345 exemplaren
The Firebrand (2001) 344 exemplaren
The Hostage (2004) 337 exemplaren
Map of the Heart (2017) 332 exemplaren
The Mistress (2010) 308 exemplaren
The You I Never Knew (2001) 308 exemplaren
Passing Through Paradise (2002) 298 exemplaren
The Goodbye Quilt (2011) 281 exemplaren
At the King's Command (1994) 275 exemplaren
Halfway to Heaven (2001) 269 exemplaren
Between You and Me (2018) 266 exemplaren
Candlelight Christmas (2013) 246 exemplaren
The Lightkeeper (2003) 244 exemplaren
Starlight on Willow Lake (2015) 236 exemplaren
The Maiden's Hand (1995) 228 exemplaren
Enchanted Afternoon (2002) 225 exemplaren
A Summer Affair (2003) 214 exemplaren
At the Queen's Summons (1996) 210 exemplaren
The Drifter (1998) 198 exemplaren
Sugar and Salt (2022) 183 exemplaren
Texas Wildflower (1987) 175 exemplaren
Irish Magic (1995) — Medewerker — 144 exemplaren
Lord of the Night (2002) 125 exemplaren
Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices (2011) — Medewerker — 123 exemplaren
Irish Magic II (1997) — Medewerker — 123 exemplaren
The Mistress of Normandy (1991) 116 exemplaren
Welcome to Beach Town: A Novel (2023) 87 exemplaren
Miranda (1996) 77 exemplaren
The Maiden of Ireland (2014) 74 exemplaren
The Raven and the Rose (1994) 59 exemplaren
The Story of Us (2010) 57 exemplaren
The Mist and the Magic (1993) 51 exemplaren
Merry Christmas, Baby! (Anthology 3-in-1) (1716) — Medewerker — 42 exemplaren
Briar Rose (1994) 34 exemplaren
Kingdom of Gold (1994) 30 exemplaren
October Wind (1991) 29 exemplaren
Snowfall in the City (2019) 24 exemplaren
Winds of Glory (1988) 23 exemplaren
The Calhoun Chronicles Bundle (2007) 19 exemplaren
The St. James Affair (2014) 18 exemplaren
More Than Words, Volume 3 (2006) — Medewerker — 17 exemplaren
Jewel of the Sea (1993) 17 exemplaren
The Borrowed Bride (2010) 16 exemplaren
Embrace the Day (1988) 16 exemplaren
Moonshadow (1989) 15 exemplaren
This Time ... Marriage (1996) 15 exemplaren
Cinderfella [and] Lady of the Night (2002) — Medewerker — 13 exemplaren
Island Time (1998) 12 exemplaren
The Key Ingredient (2016) 11 exemplaren
Home for Christmas [2007, Anthology] (2007) — Medewerker — 6 exemplaren
A Fairytale Christmas (2014) 5 exemplaren
Romancing the Holidays Bundle 2009 (Anthology 5-in-1) (2009) — Medewerker — 4 exemplaren
Kerst aan Willow Lake (2023) 3 exemplaren
Snowstorm Heat Bundle (3-in-1) (2008) 3 exemplaren
Home for Christmas [2009, Anthology] (2009) — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
Zomer op het eiland 1 exemplaar
Het mooiste verhaal 1 exemplaar
Ster voor een nacht 1 exemplaar
Land van honing 1 exemplaar
Le chemin du coeur (2019) 1 exemplaar
Fallen Angel 1 exemplaar
A Summer Place 1 exemplaar
Sommer der Herzen (2013) 1 exemplaar
Sugar Salt (2023) 1 exemplaar

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That Summer Place (Old Things / Private Paradise / Island Time) (1998) — Medewerker — 392 exemplaren
Two of the Deadliest (2009) — Medewerker — 156 exemplaren
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A Sweet Life: Box Set (2014) — Medewerker — 23 exemplaren
Because I Love Her (2009) — Medewerker — 14 exemplaren
RDSELP v221 Collared | Between You & Me (2020) — Auteur — 5 exemplaren
Cinderfella [Manga] (2015) — Original Text — 2 exemplaren
The Secrets of Bella Vista [2022 TV movie] — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2018 v07 #361 (2018) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar

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Gangbare naam
Wiggs, Susan
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Childress, Susan Marie
Geboortedatum
1959-05-17
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
Pacific Northwest, USA
Opleiding
Harvard University (M.Ed)
Beroepen
Novelist
Relaties
Wiggs, Jay (husband)
Wiggs, Elizabeth (daughter)
Organisaties
Romance Writers of America
Authors Guild
Field's End
Novelists Inc.
Bainbridge Island Land Trust
West Sound Wildlife Shelter (toon alle 8)
P.O.E.M.
Purple Amoeba
Agent
Meg Ruley
Peggy Gordijn
Reka Rubin
Korte biografie
Using blunt scissors, pages from a Big Chief tablet, a borrowed stapler and a Number Two pencil, Susan Wiggs self-published her first novel at the age of eight. A Book About Some Bad Kids [I still have this-CL] was based on the true-life adventures of Susan and her siblings, and the first printing of one copy was a complete sell-out.

Due to her brother's extreme reaction to that first prodigious effort, Susan went underground with her craft, entertaining her friends and offending her siblings with anonymously-written stories of virtuous sisters and the brothers who torment them. The first romance she ever read was Shanna by the incomparable Kathleen Woodiwiss, which she devoured while slumped behind a college vector analysis textbook. Armed with degrees from SFA and Harvard, and toting a crate of "keeper" books by Woodiwiss, Roberta Gellis, Laurie McBain, Rosemary Rodgers, Jennifer Blake, Bertrice Small and anything with the words "flaming" and "ecstasy" in the title, she became a math teacher, just to prove to the world that she did have a left brain.

Late one night, she finished the book she was reading and was confronted with a reader's worst nightmare—She was wide awake, and there wasn't a thing in the house she wanted to read. Figuring this was the universe's way of taking away her excuses, she picked up a Big Chief tablet and a Number Two pencil, and began writing her novel with the working title, A Book About Some Bad Adults. Actually, that was a bad book about some adults, but Susan persevered, learning her craft the way skydiving is learned—by taking a blind leap and hoping the chute will open.

Her first book was published (without the use of blunt scissors and a stapler) by Zebra in 1987, and since then she has been published by Avon, Tor, HarperCollins, Harlequin, Warner and Mira Books. Unable to completely abandon her beloved teaching profession, Susan is a frequent workshop leader and speaker at writers' conferences, including the literary institution Fields End and the legendary Maui Writers Conference. Her novel The Charm School was voted one of RWA's Favorite Books of the Year. She is the proud recipient of three RITA awards for Lakeside Cottage, Lord of the Night and The Mistress, and is often a finalist for the prestigious award. Her books appear regularly on numerous "Best Of" lists.

Susan enjoys many hobbies, including sitting in the hot tub while talking to her mother on the phone, kickboxing, cleaning the can opener, sculpting with butter and growing her hair. She lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest with her family.

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Contemporary Romance, husband "dies" in car accident in Name that Book (september 2016)

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This book centers around Caroline Shelby, who desires to be a fashion designer in New York. When she gets her "chance", something happens and she is blacklisted. When one of her best friends (whom Caroline suspected of being a victim of domestic violence) dies, Caroline takes her friend's two kids and returns home to Oysterville Washington. She moves back in with her parents and tries to start her life over while being a "mom" to 2 kids. She runs into Will, whom she fell in love with when they were kids and is now married to her best friend.

When she realizes that domestic violence is more prevalent than she thought in Oysterville, she creates the Oysterville Sewing Circle - a place where woman can go to talk and just get support. She starts designing and making clothes for the kids and that business starts to take off.

The story is told in alternating time-frames. Current time and when Caroline, Will and Sierra were kids. This is a well-written book and the stories (and characters) are believable. When a group of women come together to right a wrong, it shows there is strength in numbers.
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Werken
135
Ook door
10
Leden
19,319
Populariteit
#1,125
Waardering
½ 3.7
Besprekingen
586
ISBNs
1,269
Talen
17
Favoriet
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