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Gillian Johns

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Born Gillian Bridé Madell in Taree, New South Wales, Australia to newspaper owners Mr David Thomas Mills Madell and Jeanette MacDonald. When she was four her family moved to the town of Mareeba, Queensland; a rural area of the north, where she grew up.

As the third child of seven, she learned to amuse with words from a very young age. Raised with the newspaper industry around her, she found herself drawn to the word; writing her own brief stories and thoughts down and sharing them with her young friends.

She ran a successful business with her husband, Barry Johns, for several years, however, at the gradual loss of her eyesight, she eventually decided to go back to her true passion of writing. She has had several articles published and her fi Born Gillian Bridé Madell in Taree, New South Wales, Australia to newspaper owners Mr David Thomas Mills Madell and Jeanette MacDonald. When she was four her family moved to the town of Mareeba, Queensland; a rural area of the north, where she grew up.

As the third child of seven, she learned to amuse with words from a very young age. Raised with the newspaper industry around her, she found herself drawn to the word; writing her own brief stories and thoughts down and sharing them with her young friends.

She ran a successful business with her husband, Barry Johns, for several years, however, at the gradual loss of her eyesight, she eventually decided to go back to her true passion of writing. She has had several articles published and her first book, “Magic and Mayhem: Tree of Knowledge” was published in 2006.

She now lives in South-East Queensland with her husband, six children and granddaughter. After a short break from the industry, she returned once more to her field of writing, she was pleased at the release of her books in the Magic and Mayhem series. “Tree of Knowledge” in January, 2010 (a re-release, re-edited of the original), followed by “The Winning Game”, "Blight in the Ocean" and "Demons and Dangers", which became the world known christian Magic and Mayhem series (MM series) in the name Gillian Duce. "Nuada," and "Sawney Bean", under the name Gillian Madell showed her more mature writing style. "Wisdom: An Insight," a Biblical philosophical book written in the name G.B.D.M. became an overnight best seller, while her children's picture books, "Pirate Sam Claus," and "Santa Lives Up The Street," show her flexibility as an author.

Having a mind for mental exploration, her philosophical poetry and such works have been published in several languages in the name of G. B. D. M. or in G. B. Duce Madell. These books and publications are works that she continually produces and is often quoted on.

Her middle reader "The Lives and Karma of Jeremiah Blum and how he met his match," was released in 1 August by Hawkwood Books, UK.

Writing as Gillian B Duce Madell, "Outer Space," was released on the 14th February, 2023 by Hard Works and Books.

Gillian still writes articles and other works under an anonymous name which she carefully guards the actual name of in order to keep her working identities separate from one another.

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	Magic And Mayhem - Tree Of Knowledge 4.70 avg rating — 20 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 Winning Game (Magic and Mayhem, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Blight in the Ocean (Magic and Mayhem 3) 4.81 avg rating — 16 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 Lives and Karma of Jeremiah Blum and how he met his match. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 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
	Nuada by Gillian Johns (Goodreads Author), Gillian Bridé Madell (Pen Name) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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
	MM4 by Gillian Johns (Goodreads Author), G B Duce Madell 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	MM5 by Gillian Johns (Goodreads Author), G B Duce Madell 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Outer Space by Gillian Johns (Goodreads Author), Gillian B Duce Madell 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Sawney Bean: Where you have twisted scripture, you will have a twisted life 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Outer Space 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2020	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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“Find yourself and you will find your freedom.”
― Gillian Duce, Demons And Dangers: Magic And Mayhem - Book 4

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“We don't blame your shadow for the shape of your body. Don't blame others for the shape of your experience.”
― Gillian Duce

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“Just as sure as each knot on a fisherman's net does not physically connect so far as each knot forms continuous connection to make the whole -which works perfectly; know that in the broader picture of life, all things are connected, including you. Even when you feel otherwise disconnected from another - the whole always works perfectly.”
― Gillian Duce, Blight in the Ocean

tags: one, one-love, oneness, spiritual-quotes, spirituality, unity, unity-of-all-people, unity-quotes

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“Life is only as colorful as the paintbox you choose to paint it with.”
― Gillian Duce

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“All dreams are realities waiting for us to believe in them.”
― Gillian Duce, Magic and Mayhem

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“It is hard to focus on going forwards when you are looking backwards.”
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“Yesterday is done. Today has just begun. I am not going let anyone's negative issues do anything to me other than inspire me to do better.”
― Gillian Duce

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“A smile is a light within you being turned on, it can illuminate the path for you and others.”
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