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Shirley Streshinsky

SHIRLEY STRESHINSKY was a novelist, biographer, and journalist who authored three works of nonfiction and four historical novels, including A Time Between, Gift of the Golden Mountain and Hers the Kingdom. Her nonfiction includes An Atomic Love Story: The Extraordinary Women in Robert Oppenheimer’s Life, co-authored with Patricia Klaus, and Audubon: Life and Art in the American Wilderness.

Streshinsky received the Society of Magazine Writers' Award for Excellence and the National Council for the Advancement of Education Writing award. Her journalism appeared in Glamour, American Heritage, AARP The Magazine and The American Scholar.

A graduate of the University of Illinois, Streshinsky was married to photojournalist Ted Streshinsky and resided in Kensington, California.

Shirley Streshinsky’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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    The Shores of Paradise

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    From the bestselling author of Hers the Kingdom comes a magnificent saga of unforgettable power—a spellbinding story of passion, honor, and destiny...

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    A Time Between

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    Set against the thrilling backdrop of the Jazz Age—an era when anything goes, A Time Between is the brilliant successor to critically acclaimed Her...

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    From the award-winning author of Hers the Kingdom comes a delightful, irresistibly beguiling novel, alive with vibrant characters and an incandesce...

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    A sweeping tale of one strong-willed woman’s passionate struggle to hold to her cherished land and the men she loves, from bestselling author Shirl...

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    In 1803, an eighteen-year-old West Indies–born Frenchman arrived in New York City, fleeing Napoleon’s conscription. His work would become inextrica...

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