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Called the "queen of heartbreaking prose" by Paste Magazine, Helene Dunbar is the author of WE ARE LOST AND FOUND (Sourcebooks, September 2019), PRELUDE FOR LOST SOULS (August, 2020), and THE PROMISE OF LOST THINGS (2022), as well as BOOMERANG, THESE GENTLE WOUNDS, and WHAT REMAINS. Over the years, she's worked as a drama critic, journalist, and marketing manager, and has written on topics as diverse as traditional Irish music, court cases, and theater. She lives in Nashville with her husband and daughter.

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	We Are Lost and Found 3.73 avg rating — 2,870 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Gentle Wounds 4.02 avg rating — 854 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prelude for Lost Souls (Prelude for Lost Souls #1) 3.38 avg rating — 912 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Welcome Home by Eric Smith (欧宝娱乐 Author), Adi Alsaid (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Contributor), Randy Ribay (Contributor) 3.91 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	501 Essential Albums of the '90s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide by Gary Graff (Editor), Helene Dunbar (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Contributor) 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I'm really, really tired of the past”
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“He said he didn鈥檛 even know that anyone our age was paying attention to what was going on.鈥� A chill goes through me. Being afraid of some enemy you can鈥檛 see, regardless of how big or deadly is one thing. Starting to recognize the people lying dead on the battlefield is something else entirely.”
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“I didn鈥檛 do this to piss you off. It鈥檚 just who I am. And I can鈥檛 ignore what鈥檚 going on in the world. People are dying. How can I just stand by and watch? How could anyone?”
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