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Melanie Benjamin


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Melanie Benjamin was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. While attending Indiana University --- Purdue University at Indianapolis, Melanie performed in many community theater productions before meeting her husband, moving to the Chicago area and raising two sons. She and her family still live in the Chicago area; when she's not writing, she's gardening, taking long walks, rooting for the Cubs.
 

Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
February 2024

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Tune in Tomorrow
(Blaze Collection, book 5)
Novels
   Alice I Have Been (2009)
   The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb (2011)
   The Aviator's Wife (2013)
     aka The Ambassador's Daughter
   The Swans of Fifth Avenue (2016)
   The Girls in the Picture (2018)
   Mistress of the Ritz (2019)
   The Children's Blizzard (2021)
   California Golden (2023)
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Collections
   Grand Central (2014) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Reckless Hearts (2015)
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Series contributed to
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Melanie Benjamin recommends
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A Wild and Heavenly Place (2024)
Robin Oliveira
"Pulls you in from the beginning and rewards you with an ending that is both triumphant and bittersweet."
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From Dust to Stardust (2023)
Kathleen Rooney
"Kathleen Rooney takes us on a wild romp through the Jazz Age of Hollywood as she brings to life one of the most unforgettable icons of that era. In this vivid fictional retelling of the life of Colleen Moore - the original flapper of silent films - she reminds us that the line between fantasy and reality is gossamer and that even the strongest of women need their dreams."
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The Woman with the Cure (2023)
Lynn Cullen
"In The Woman With the Cure, Lynn Cullen gives us a meticulous and engaging account of Dorothy Horstmann, another woman whose accomplishments have been overshadowed by men. Without Dorothy's determination and courage there would be no vaccine for polio, and in this engrossing, timely read, we finally know how much she and so many other women like her sacrificed in order to accomplish the impossible. HERstory at its finest."

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