Melanie Benjamin, author portrait
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Melanie Benjamin

Melanie Benjamin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Children’s Blizzard, Mistress of the Ritz, The Girls in the Picture, The Swans of Fifth Avenue, The Aviator's Wife, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, and Alice I Have Been. Benjamin lives in Chicago, Illinois, where she is at work on her next historical novel.
The Windsor Affair
California Golden
The Children's Blizzard
Mistress of the Ritz
The Girls in the Picture
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Reckless Hearts (Short Story)
Grand Central
The Aviator's Wife
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
Alice I Have Been

What I'm Reading: Melanie Benjamin (author of MISTRESS OF THE RITZ)

Books

The Windsor Affair
California Golden
The Children's Blizzard
Mistress of the Ritz
The Girls in the Picture
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Reckless Hearts (Short Story)
Grand Central
The Aviator's Wife
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
Alice I Have Been

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What I'm Reading: Melanie Benjamin (author of MISTRESS OF THE RITZ)

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