Laurie Graham

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Laurie Graham

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Laurie Graham was first published at the advanced age of 40. Gentle comedy is her style. She is the author of seventeen novels, including the best-selling The Future Homemakers of America and its sequel, The Early Birds

Mother of four, grandmother of many, Laurie is married to a New Yorker and lives in County Dublin, Ireland.

You can visit her website, read what she's up to and say hello at http://lauriegraham.com
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Laurie Graham I'd join a cattle drive from Texas to Montana with Captains Call and McCrae, and try to keep my seat on a horse and my scalp on my head.…moreI'd join a cattle drive from Texas to Montana with Captains Call and McCrae, and try to keep my seat on a horse and my scalp on my head.(less)
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At Sea

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The Great Husband Hunt

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The Early Birds

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Life According to Lubka

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The Liar's Daughter

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Dead End

I’ve been trying to figure out why going to work, to be precise, going to novel-writing work, has become something I dread. If an editor gives me the green light on a piece of journalism, I go to it with relish. But Dr Dan 5? At 9am with the file open on my laptop, oh woe, ever-so woe is me.

It pains me to say this but I’m not sure Dan 5 will ever see the light of day. Though I made a determined st

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“You can think a thing over many times and still have no idea how you'll answer the question, if ever it's asked.”
Laurie Graham, The Future Homemakers of America

“I hadn't realized till then how a thought, once you have thought it, can never be laid to rest. It may lay low, but any time it can pop right up again, put certain words in your mouth.”
Laurie Graham, The Future Homemakers of America

“It's a funny things about human nature. Nobody ever wonders why they've got a healthy brother or a perfect kiddie. Anything goes wrong, though, we soon start why, oh why...”
Laurie Graham, The Future Homemakers of America

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Terry Tyler Hi Laurie - thanks for accepting my friend request x


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