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Sarah McCoy is the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of the novels The Mapmaker’s Children; The Baker’s Daughter, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award nominee; and The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico. She has taught English and writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. She lives with her husband, an orthopedic sports surgeon, and their dog, Gilbert, in North Carolina.
 

Genres: Historical
 
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The Confusion of Languages (2017)
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Secret Sisters (2017)
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Carnegie's Maid (2018)
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The Ones We Choose (2018)
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Sold on a Monday (2018)
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Becoming Mrs. Lewis (2018)
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The Rain Watcher (2018)
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A Well Behaved Woman (2018)
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