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Kate Manning
Kate Manning is a former documentary producer for public television, and the winner of two NY Emmy awards. She has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian (UK), The Los Angeles Times Book Review, Glamour, and More magazine. She lives in New York City where... show more

Kate Manning is a former documentary producer for public television, and the winner of two NY Emmy awards. She has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian (UK), The Los Angeles Times Book Review, Glamour, and More magazine. She lives in New York City where she has taught creative writing at Bard High School Early College.
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You wouldn't expect, looking at her early life, that Ann Muldoon Jones would be able to become a successful physician and millionaire. She was half an orphan, taking care of her younger sister and brother because her washerwoman mother had been brutally injured on the job. She and her siblings are w...
Books Over TV
Books Over TV rated it 11 years ago
I love Axie. She's caring, loyal, compassionate, tenacious and vulnerable. She's lost trust and struggles throughout to believe it exist. She understands what it means to be without love, to be without a Mum. And because of this she continuously puts herself at risk. This story is an unforgettable...
Beamis12
Beamis12 rated it 11 years ago
Written in somewhat of a melodramatic fashion and yes sometimes I felt a little too dramatic yet it was impossible for me to not get caught up in Axie's story. For one thing I just love this character's name, Axie Muldoon, just resonated for me for some reason. That this book is loosely built on t...
Maven Books
Maven Books rated it 11 years ago
The story sounded like it would be interesting, but the book just didn't deliver. I thought I would be reading about a real person, not a character "inspired by" a real person. And I didn't really expect the heavy focus on the main character's childhood. It just didn't really keep my interest, an...
Bookvine
Bookvine rated it 11 years ago
I have recently discovered a liking for historic novels sent in the same time period as this book, and all of them contained similar elements to this one. Its based on true events, has strong feisty female characters uncommon for the times and more importantly these stories stayed with me long after...
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