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Laura Gilfillan writes magic and nature fantasy books for young adults and the young at heart. So far she has written five novels including Marinian Pearls, The Fairy King, and Magic Thieves. Don’t worry, the list doesn’t end there, and she’s adding to it as fast as she can. One book at a time, one word at a time. She loves magic and nature, obviously, and spends all the time she can in the great outdoors. As for magic, well, it’s there if you know how to look for it. Or at least she likes to imagine so.

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	Marinian Pearls 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Fairy King 4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Magic Thieves it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	If A Princess Wishes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Magic Thieves (Terra Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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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The Children Are Noisy

I'd like to share a poem I wrote recently:

The children are noisy,
the husband complained
Yes they are,
the wife agreed with a smile

In time the children grew and went their way

Our home is quiet and peaceful,
the husband said
Yes it is,
the wife agreed with a tear

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Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4)

by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author)

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Laura Gilfillan said: " This story had a lot of surprising turns. Thursday comes back to the real world, her son Friday is two years old, she plays croquet, she almost visits the land of the dead a couple of times, she gives Hamlet a tour of the real world, and then there i ...more "

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The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World (Life-Size Guides to the Best of Nature)

by Mark O'Shea

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Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)

by Angie Sage

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Laura Gilfillan said: " I really love this series by Angie Sage. Septimus is such a great character, and I love all the other ones too, for their zaniness, and their humanity. "

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This series is a lot of fun. My favorite expression: She's a verb short of a sentence. Thursday Next figures out how to enter the world of books in this one, is enjoying family life and expecting a baby, but, as it turns out, her husband died when he ...more
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This story is such a romp, and so intriguing. England is run by a bunch of special operations, and literature is a critical national pastime. Thursday Next, the main character, acts courageously and adventurously to right literary wrongs, and to unta ...more
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I have enjoyed other books by this author, but I really especially liked this one. It was intriguing, imaginative, and funny. In the world of this story, color is all important, ironic because everyone is color blind. Being able to see a color gives ...more
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“Beauty is what love looks like.”
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“Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened.”
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“Eternity happens all the time.”
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“Discipline is remembering what you want.”
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“Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.”
― Tom Wilson

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“Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.”
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