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Madeleine Ryan

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Madeleine Ryan is an Australian writer, director & author. A Room Called Earth was her first novel. Her second novel, The Knowing, is out now. Her third novel, love, honour & obey, is due 2027. Her articles & essays have appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, SBS, The Sydney Morning Herald & VICE. Her Substack is dedicated to essays & erotic fiction.

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Average rating: 3.64 · 4,470 ratings · 788 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors
A Room Called Earth
3.66 avg rating — 4,211 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions
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Salad Freak: Recipes to Feed a Healthy Obsession
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Love and Youth: Essential Stories
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What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life
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“People are obsessed with what they don't allow themselves to have, and then they become controlled by it. Forbidden fruit is everyone's main meal.”
― Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth
tags: forbidden-fruit, obsession
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“I’m either completely immersed in myself, or completely immersed in someone else. There’s no in-between.”
― Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth
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“The old and the dead are the most rewarding people to idolize, because they know things that we don't.”
― Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth
tags: dead-people, knowledge, old-people
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