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Madeleine’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Madeleine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Madeleine D'Este
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in Australia
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Michael Robotham, CJ Sansom, LM Montgomery, Ben Aaronovitch, Kim Newma
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Member Since
June 2014
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https://www.goodreads.com/madeleine_deste
More books by Madeleine D'Este…
Freebie! Black Soil White Bread for free until 19-Aug
Dear Reader
Black Soil White Bread is free from Amazon until 19-August 2025.
Help yourself a slice of Australian folk-horror.
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When Nancy reopens her great-aunt Agnes’s award-winning bakery, she doesn’t understand why the locals avoid her shop.
And why they call it ‘the witch house’?
After discovering an old recipe book in the shed, Nancy’s muffins sell out. But when weird things happen and old rumo
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The characters, especially Della, make this book. While I sometimes skimmed over the descriptions of the literary tour, I was gripped by the heart-breaking stories of the women and their tale of alienation, loss, love and shame. |
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Black Soil White Bread: Superstition. Suspicion. Secrets:
"This book was very different from my normal paranormal books. Normally I prefer paranormal romance or cozy mysteries. However, I very much enjoyed this one. I enjoyed the way Agnes and Nancy were intertwined throughout along with the flashbacks."
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4.5 stars Wow, what a rollercoaster. This book grabbed me by the throat, the heart and the gut and didn't let up. A story of love, revenge, sacrifice and never giving up. ...more |
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Black Soil White Bread: Superstition. Suspicion. Secrets:
"Excellent modern Australian tale of secrets, grudges, and superstition. "
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A rich and evocative character-driven horror set in a suburban street during a snowstorm. Eminence Front follows the residents of the street in the days before the weather closes in, a cast of morally grey normal people dealing with heartbreaks, affai ...more |
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4.5 stars A child from a family with a traumatic past, naive Charlie tries to boost his journalistic career by starting a podcast to uncover the truth about the fateful day. And annoys his entire family, and the town, with the prospect. As people start ...more |
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4.5 stars A child from a family with a traumatic past, naive Charlie tries to boost his journalistic career by starting a podcast to uncover the truth about the fateful day. And annoys his entire family, and the town, with the prospect. As people start ...more |
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3.5 stars An enjoyable Golden Age mystery with the suave and intellectual gentleman detective, Philo Vance. A complex puzzle of archery, chess, mathematics and nursery rhymes, this was reminiscent of a Holmes or Poirot case and good gruesome fun set i ...more |
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Humboldt Cut is a visceral tale of trauma, estranged family and the forest. It's about the people who ruin the forest and those who adore it, about love, community and fighting back, and the monsters living in the shadows of the ancient redwood. Gory, ...more |
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Wild Animals is another gripping thriller from Dicker set in a bougie Swiss neighbourhood of nice homes and gourmet BBQs. A story of ambition, greed and the stifling constraints of maintaining a perfect middle class life. About lust, selfishness and f ...more |
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“There are many unknowns in this world. We are only now embarking on great scientific discoveries. We may call it magic now, but I am sure in time, we will understand the true science behind everything.”
― Evangeline and the Alchemist
― Evangeline and the Alchemist
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Ultimate Popsugar...: A steampunk novel | 213 | 2233 | Dec 29, 2017 02:26PM | |
| Aussie Readers: **Autumn Challenge - 1st March-31st May 2020** | 212 | 242 | Jun 02, 2020 08:43PM | |
| Aussie Readers: Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2020 | 316 | 321 | Jan 01, 2021 04:55PM | |
| Aussie Readers: Annual A-Z Characters 2020 | 288 | 249 | Jan 06, 2021 09:21PM |
“I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.”
― Elric: The Stealer of Souls
― Elric: The Stealer of Souls
“I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining.”
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“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.”
― Bloodchild and Other Stories
― Bloodchild and Other Stories
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