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Michael Leon

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Michael Leon, author of ‘Prodigy to Paris’ and ‘Of Salt and Sun’, weaves memoirs, fantasy, fiction and immersive storytelling. His latest works combine family history, cultural exploration, and the transformative power of travel. Professionally trained in international trade, Michael has spent the last decade reading, reviewing and writing SFF novels that explore new and future worlds. His latest novel, Chandelier, is a genre-bending tale of time travel, love lost, grand opera houses and the ghosts that inhabit them. Michael has travelled extensively around Europe, walking the paths of his characters, from the famous European opera houses in Phantoms to the mountain tops of Switzerland in Emissary.

	Phantoms by Michael Leon (Goodreads Author), Chrissie Anthony (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 13 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 Brilliant Life is a memoir about love, loss, and survival, centred on Rachelle Unreich’s marriage to her husband, Guy, after his diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer’s. On the surface, it is a grief memoir. In practice, it is something more commerc ...more
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In Search of Lost Time is not simply a novel; it is an act of attention. Across seven volumes, Marcel Proust undertakes one of the most ambitious literary experiments ever attempted: to recover time not by chronology, but by sensation. Rather than mov ...more
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Robert Hughes’ The Fatal Shore remains the definitive account of Australia’s convict beginnings. With prose as vivid as any novel, Hughes recreates the epic voyages of the First Fleet and the brutal realities of transportation. His gift lies in bring ...more
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Anne Petrie’s The Story of Kent offers a comprehensive and richly illustrated chronicle of Kent’s history, spanning from ancient times to the contemporary era. Petrie, with her background as the chair of the Hythe Local History Group and an MA in His ...more
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