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K.J. Madsen

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Born in Scotland, raised in Libya, Papua New Guinea and finally New Zealand.

Yes, I am inherently a kiwi from down under. I live ten minutes from the beach with 1 husband and five teenagers - no, there is never a dull moment!

I get the inspiration to write from my day job, which includes being a taxi driver, accountant, house keeper, counselor, educator, restaurateur, mediator, personal shopper, event organizer and environmental planning consultant(that last one is for real). I consult to authorities and developers, mostly writing long boring reports - that is why novel writing is so novel!

In my spare time the young 'uns and I go skiing/boarding in the winter, and wharf jumping/sand dune surfing in the summer. I bake to deal with stress, and
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Average rating: 4.25 · 12 ratings · 4 reviews · 1 distinct work
Emospherica (The Destiny of...

4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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NZ Book Award can't be trusted

Photo: Please 'share' this image. NZ Post needs to withdraw the Award they have given to a book that contains graphic sexual content, paedophilia, explicit descriptions of drug taking glorify the abuse of drugs, the misuse of adult power and sinister manipulation of 14 year olds, foul language including the 'c' word, and labelled by our reviewer as "a repulsive, graphic book that offers nothing in the way of hope, inspiration or how to have a healthy personal relationship"True Story.

A week or two ago, a prestigious children's book prize was awarded to a book aimed at 13+ age group.
There was an immediate public outcry. Why, you ask?
Well, I would post an excerpt here, however you would probably complain to blogger or goodreads, or blacklist me.
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Published on July 08, 2013 21:29
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Mỹ Khương Sorry to bother you but I have to inform you I haven't received your book. :(


message 1: by Mỹ

Mỹ Khương Oh I forgot, please note that my home address is 70/12-14 instead of 70/12 as in my profile. It's just been changed very recently so I haven't been able to correct it. Make sure you read this and send your book to the right house :)) Thanks.


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