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Karen Lynn Allen
Karen Lynn Allen grew up in San Francisco and Edmonds, Washington. At seventeen, she returned to California to study English and industrial engineering at Stanford University. After graduating she worked in engineering and management at several large corporations, but writing was always her true... show more
Karen Lynn Allen grew up in San Francisco and Edmonds, Washington. At seventeen, she returned to California to study English and industrial engineering at Stanford University. After graduating she worked in engineering and management at several large corporations, but writing was always her true love. Her first novel, Pearl City Control Theory, an urban comedy of manners,reflects her experiences in corporate America. Her latest novel, Beaufort 1849, is historical fiction about the birthplace of the secession movement in South Carolina. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and three children.
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A Book Addict's Musings by Readinghearts
I am one of those people who really like historical fiction. I love reading books that transport me to another place and time and allow me to see the world through the eyes of the people who lived before me. My love affair began when I read the Little House on the Prarie books as a child, and was ...
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A Book and A Review #2 rated it 14 years ago
Allen gives excellent insight into the "culture" of pre-Civil War South...I do agree with the reviewer who compared this book to Gone With the Wind because I find myself having some of the same "huh? WTH? Who thinks like this?" moments with some of the actions of the characters.
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