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Lisa Francesca

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San Francisco, The United States

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Biography, Poetry, Nonfiction

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The author of The Wedding Officiant’s Guide: How to Write and Conduct a Perfect Ceremony (Chronicle Books) and Helen and The Masters: A Portrait of A California Mystic (KDP), Lisa Francesca’s essays and poetry have appeared in AboutPlace Journal, Catamaran, Beatitude and Reed Magazine.
Find out more at www.lisafrancesca.com.
When not writing or reading, Lisa gets to borrow her daughter's small white dog for walks.

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Average rating: 4.29 · 224 ratings · 32 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

by Timothy Snyder (Goodreads Author)

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The Green Witch Illustrated: An Enchanting Immersion Into the Magic of Natural Witchcraft (Green Witch Witchcraft Series)

by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

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National Museum of Women in the Arts: Collection Highlights

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