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Patricia Ward


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Beirut, Lebanon
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Patricia Ward was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. Her father was American, and her mother is Lebanese, of Armenian/Danish heritage. The family moved to the United States when Patricia was 18. She obtained a BA from Sarah Lawrence and MFA from University of Michigan.

Her first novel, The Bullet Collection (Graywolf 2003), is about two sisters growing up in wartime Beirut. It received the GLCA New Writers Award, Anahid Literary Award, and Hala Maksoud Award for Outstanding Emerging Writer. For this novel Patricia adopted her mother's maiden name Sarrafian, as a way to honor and preserve it.

Her second novel, Skinner Luce, is an urban fantasy published by Talos Press in January 2016.

Her third novel, The Cherished, is forthcoming April 2023
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Average rating: 3.24 · 843 ratings · 290 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Cherished

3.03 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions
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Skinner Luce

3.53 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions
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The Bullet Collection

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4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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“everyones got burdens she said. it dont matter how they came to be only how theyre carried.”
Patricia Ward, The Cherished



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