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Madeleine McLaughlin

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in Thunder Bay (Fort William), Canada

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Historical Fiction, Horror, Travel

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Emily Bronte, Harry Thompson and so many others.

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Although I was born in the great white north, in 1958, I grew up in the south, five minutes away from the USA border, in White Rock, BC.

I had tremendous fun on the beach and in the ocean. Not so much fun climbing up the hill to school every day. I vowed that when I grew up, I would live somewhere flat. So here I am in Ottawa, Ontario.

My other interests are window shopping, genealogy and walking, swimming and some very amateur dancing in the kitchen.

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Average rating: 4.25 · 48 ratings · 26 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Mountain City Bronzes 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2011	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
	Beggar Charlie 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	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
	I Want To Go To School by Madeleine McLaughlin (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Eichelberger (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	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 Devil's Witches 4.25 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
	Hippopotamus by Madeleine McLaughlin (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Eichelberger (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 lot of my characters are young boys. In The Mountain City Bronzes, Kevin and his father tell their stories as children. In Beggar Charlie, Charlie tells of him and two other boys trying to find their way home. The story I'm working on presently is titled, The Last Words Of Edward Broome. In it, Albert tells his story. None of these boys are over fourteen. Yes, I'll answer the question befor Read more of this blog post »

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An Ottoman Traveller: Selections from the Book of Travels by Evliya Çelebi

by Robert Dankoff

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Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged

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The Elder Sons of George III: Kings, Princes, and a Grand Old Duke

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Madeleine McLaughlin is currently reading An Ottoman Traveller: Selections from the Book of Travels by Evliya Çelebi by Robert Dankoff	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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Great Story This book was engrossing despite all the POV changes. A real tragedy and triumph at the same time. It made me sad at all the lives wasted in institutions.
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Fantastic As true crime, it doesn't get any better than this. Tom was a dispicable man relieving gullible women of their money...And then he went too far. I was glad when they put him in jail. ...more
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Madeleine McLaughlin rated a book it was amazing The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women by Rosalie Gilbert (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
Great History This book is funny and a bit silly, with all sorts of little asides to make you laugh. I was impressed with how well she incorporated medieval though into the text.
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Sorta Badly organized but very interesting anecdotes about people in 18th century London. There are many mistakes in typesetting and reader must be patient with spelling mistakes but the stories are wonderful.
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Madeleine McLaughlin rated a book liked it The Very First Bible by Marcion of Sinope	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
Nice History Lesson I read it as a history of what once was. The isolation of these Christian groups gives a good idea of what believers went through back then for their beliefs.
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Madeleine McLaughlin rated a book really liked it Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre	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
Great Read This easy to read memoir causes one to think-what if it was me? Suppose if been that vulnerable. Maybe someday it will be easy for victims. This book shows the way.
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Funny Gorgeous illustrations meld with not so serious storytelling make a fun and light hearted romp through a library with an alpaca calling the misguided shots. Great read for the little ones.
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Madeleine McLaughlin rated a book really liked it Introducing Medieval Biblical Interpretation: The Senses of Scripture in Premodern Exegesis by Ian Christopher Levy	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
Interesting This book is a mindblower. I learned so much about medieval thought on the Bible. This book proves that much about the past is worthy of preserving and using in the present.
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“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

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