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Janet Doolaege

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Fiction, Children's, Memoir

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I was born in England but have lived for most of my life in France, working for a number of years as a translator.

Birds, other animals and the environment in general have always been important to me. I’ve written a book about two birds that I rescued when they were very young: Ebony and Spica, a blackbird and a starling. My life would have been very different without these unforgettable characters.

I’ve published four novels in ebook format. Two are set in Paris, and I’ve tried to make them both realistic and eerie: A Paris Haunting and Candlepower. Woman in Blue and White is set partly in Paris and partly in Greece. The Road through the Woods, set in England this time, is a sequel to Candlepower, but it can be read as a standalone. All my ...more

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	A Paris Haunting 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011 — 9 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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	The Story of an Ordinary Lion 4.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Woman in Blue & White 4.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	Candlepower 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Road through the Woods 4.50 avg rating — 14 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
	Ebony and Spica: Two Birds in My Life 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Tobias and the Demon 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Flora and the Wolf 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Strange Days 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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

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I'm giving away five copies of my illustrated children's book THE STORY OF AN ORDINARY LION, for readers aged 7 to 77. Ends Friday October 10.

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