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Jacqueline Sheehan

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JACQUELINE SHEEHAN

Fiction writer, essayist, psychologist

Jacqueline Sheehan Ph.D. is a fiction writer, essayist, and practicing psychologist. Her first novel, Truth (2004), is based on the life of Sojourner Truth. Her second novel, Lost & Found (2007) has been on the New York Times Bestseller List and has been optioned for film by Katherine Heigl, star of "Grey's Anatomy." Her third novel is Now & Then (2009). Jacqueline teaches writing and yoga workshops in the U.S. and internationally.

Lost and Found, (2007): "Sheehan eloquently channels both human and canine voices in this bittersweet tale of wounded lives renewed...Sheehan's writing is lively and vivid and her feel for historical detail is fine..." -Suzanne Strempek Shea

Now and Then (2009): "Spellbinding...an altogether enjoyable adventure with a heavy helping of magic." -Publishers Weekly

Truth (2003): "Sheehan's writing is lively and vivid and her feel for historical detail is fine..." -New York Times


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Last Edited: 6 April 2010