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Madeleine Black

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The sharing of her story opened many doors for Madeleine in ways she never imagined and the invitations started to pour in.

She has taken part in both TV and radio interviews and has been invited to share her story at conferences, events and schools.

She recognises that she was a victim of a crime that left her silent for many years, but has now found her voice and intends to use it. Not just for her, but for so many who can’t find theirs yet.

She is married and lives in Glasgow with her husband, three daughters, her cat, Suki, and dog, Alfie.

"Unbroken" is her first book and tells her story of being gang raped at aged 13 by two American teenagers. It follows her journey of survival, healing, forgiveness, transformation and hope ...more

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	Unbroken: One Woman's Journey to Rebuild a Life Shattered by Violence. A True Story of Survival and Hope 4.43 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 2017	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 Forgiveness Project by Marina Cantacuzino, Madeleine Black (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.37 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	A Terminal Market System: New York's Most Urgent Need: Enriched edition. Some Observations, Comments, and Comparisons of European Markets 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Unbroken: One Woman's Journey to Rebuild a Life Shattered by Violence. A True Story of Survival and Hope by Madeleine Black (Goodreads Author), Henrietta Meire (reader) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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	A Terminal Market System, New York'S Most Urgent Need; Some Observations, Comments, and Comparisons of European Markets, by Mrs. Elmer Black 1912 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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It’s not every day that I’m invited to see a world premiere of a play, so I was really excited to fly over to Cork for a night to see the stage adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s novel “Asking for it” at The Everyman.

I met Mary and Dola from the Sexual Violence Centre in the foyer who gave me and my friend our tickets and then they introduced me to Louise. She told me Mary had told her I was coming al Read more of this blog post »

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The Family Friend

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Death in the East (Sam Wyndham, #4)

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Madeleine Black is currently reading The Family Friend by Claire Douglas (Goodreads Author)	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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This is a fast paced book which I read in a few days as I needed to find out what happens! Patrick is invited by his girlfriend to her family home in the highlands of Scotland for Hogmanay celebrations but it doesn't quite turn out the way he expected ...more
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Madeleine Black rated a book it was amazing Ootlin by Jenni Fagan (Goodreads Author)	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
This powerful memoir tells the start of Jenni's life from birth to sixteen and is heartbreaking how badly she was let down time and time again by the care system. There were so many times that I wanted to dive into the pages and bring the wee baby/gi ...more
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Madeleine Black rated a book it was amazing The Troubled Deep (Cam Killick Norfolk Mysteries) by Rob Parker (Goodreads Author)	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 Brindley family all went missing many years ago along with their car and it was presumed they were all dead. An ex diver, Cam Killick, finds their car after years of searching and all of a sudden people are interested in the car which is empty. Wh ...more
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The Brindley family all went missing many years ago along with their car and it was presumed they were all dead. An ex diver, Cam Killick, finds their car after years of searching and all of a sudden people are interested in the car which is empty. Wh ...more
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Madeleine Black rated a book it was amazing What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella	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
A short but very powerful story based on Sophie Kinsella's own journey after having been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Found it very moving and read it in one sitting. Reading it knowing that Sophie has now passed away made it even more tender and e ...more
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Madeleine Black and 13 other people liked Mark's review of What Does It Feel Like?: "This novella is extremely moving, based on the authors experience of being diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumour and so the whole 109 pages was genuinely emotive and heartbreaking although there is humour and lots of positivity Having recently lost a" Read more of this review »
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It's also been 40 years since Derek and Margaret's daughter Jeanie disappeared on her paper round, and was never seen again and it's also been 94 days since Derek died leaving her all alone Through his death she learns to live again when a very unlike ...more
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“We are not defined by what knocks us down - we are defined by how we get back up”
― Madeleine Black, Unbroken: One Woman's Journey to Rebuild a Life Shattered by Violence. A True Story of Survival and Hope

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“We are not defined by what knocks us down - we are defined by how e get back up”
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“watch moms pick up, put down, lift, swing, load and carry fairly large loads all the time. We call these loads ‘children.’ Yet, when we get to the gym, we seem to think a woman needs to use very light loads. Like Milo and his calf, perhaps we should start women off with an eight-pound weight and progress upwards as the child grows.”
― Dan John, Intervention: Course Corrections for the Athlete and Trainer

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“If you didn't remember something happening, was it because it never had happened? Or because you wished it hadn't?”
― Jodi Picoult, Plain Truth

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“We were kept pure for men, and then broken in by them. And what happened to us in the meantime was completely irrelevant in the pursuit of their pleasure, or their integrity, their masculinity. Were females really valued so little? Would my own daughters face the same fate?”
― Hibo Wardere, Cut: One Woman's Fight Against FGM in Britain Today

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