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Michelle Montebello

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MICHELLE MONTEBELLO is a writer from Sydney, Australia where she lives with her family.

She is the internationally bestselling author of The Quarantine Station, The Lost Letters of Playfair Street and The Forever Place.

Her books have won numerous accolades. The Quarantine Station won the 2023 International Book Excellence Award while The Lost Letters of Playfair Street won the 2020 ARRA Award for Favourite Historical Romance. The Forever Place was a 2022 ARRA and RWA RuBY Award finalist.

Michelle has been shortlisted three times for ARRA Australian Author of the Year.

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	The Quarantine Station 4.22 avg rating — 1,657 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Letters of Playfair Street 4.47 avg rating — 443 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forever Place 4.55 avg rating — 249 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summer of Everything (Seasons of Belle #1) 4.35 avg rating — 248 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful, Fragile 4.39 avg rating — 211 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Autumn, With Love (Seasons of Belle #2) 4.35 avg rating — 167 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Colour of Winter (Seasons of Belle #3) 4.41 avg rating — 140 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spring Farewell (Seasons of Belle #4) 4.63 avg rating — 129 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woodstock 4.57 avg rating — 70 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beneath the Pepper Tree (Belle Hamilton, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Michelle Montebello made a comment on Phil Hortz’s review of Woodstock " Thank you Phil. I'm so thrilled that you enjoyed it and that it was your first five star book. That's really special to me! ...more "
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Michelle Montebello liked Phil Hortz's review of Woodstock: "Fantastic read Loved reading about the stories of the festival in first hand. Great spacing between the decades. Really good read. I suppose a little predictable but that fiction isn’t it. My first five star book "
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The Restaurant in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen

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