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Madeline
When Madeline arrives at her new home, she quickly learns that it's more than she bargained for. Strange occurrences begin taking place that soon suck Madeline into a varying whirlwind of mystery and horror. What was supposed to be the beginning to a dream of happily ever after, quickly devolves into Madeline becoming trapped in her new home. In order to escape she must embark on a journey of the past and uncover a hidden truth. Along the way she meets an unexpected friend who helps guide her. Together they must battle ghosts, the undead and a long forgotten foe.
217 pages, Hardcover
Published January 19, 2024
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About the author
Richard Greene
113 books14 followersRichard Thomas Greene is a Canadian poet and biographer whose book Boxing the Compass won the Governor General's Award for English language poetry at the 2010 Governor General's Awards. Greene received his BA in English at Memorial University in 1983, and took his doctorate as a Rothermere Fellow at Oxford University in 1991. He returned to Memorial University to teach English before joining the University Of Toronto at Mississauga in 1995, as a member of the English and Drama department. Married to pianist Marianne Marusic and father to four children, he resides in Cobourg, Ontario.
Greene first distinguished himself as a teacher and a critic with his book Mary Leapor: A Study in Eighteenth-Century Women's Poetry, published in 1993. In addition to 18th-century poetry, it was with scholarly works on Dame Edith Sitwell and Graham Greene that Greene broke through to greater renown and a wide general readership. He enjoyed international success in 2007 with Graham Greene: A Life in Letters - a biography constructed out of the novelist's own words. His recent biography, Edith Sitwell: Avant-garde Poet, English Genius is an attempt to revive the reputation of a neglected writer.
Greene is primarily known in Canada as a poet. His first collection, Republic of Solitude: Poems 1984-1994 drew little attention from reviewers when published in Newfoundland in 1994. However, it contains poems such as "Utopia" that have been often anthologized. His second collection, Crossing the Straits, was published by the St. Thomas Poetry Series of Toronto in 2004. Richard Greene's third collection of poems, Boxing the Compass, describes the journeys Greene made by Greyhound and Amtrak while visiting archives of Graham Greene's letters. It eventually won him the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry.
Richard Greene currently teaches Creative Writing and British literature at the University of Toronto.
Greene first distinguished himself as a teacher and a critic with his book Mary Leapor: A Study in Eighteenth-Century Women's Poetry, published in 1993. In addition to 18th-century poetry, it was with scholarly works on Dame Edith Sitwell and Graham Greene that Greene broke through to greater renown and a wide general readership. He enjoyed international success in 2007 with Graham Greene: A Life in Letters - a biography constructed out of the novelist's own words. His recent biography, Edith Sitwell: Avant-garde Poet, English Genius is an attempt to revive the reputation of a neglected writer.
Greene is primarily known in Canada as a poet. His first collection, Republic of Solitude: Poems 1984-1994 drew little attention from reviewers when published in Newfoundland in 1994. However, it contains poems such as "Utopia" that have been often anthologized. His second collection, Crossing the Straits, was published by the St. Thomas Poetry Series of Toronto in 2004. Richard Greene's third collection of poems, Boxing the Compass, describes the journeys Greene made by Greyhound and Amtrak while visiting archives of Graham Greene's letters. It eventually won him the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry.
Richard Greene currently teaches Creative Writing and British literature at the University of Toronto.
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July 4, 2024
Lots of action and suspense
I picked this book up after the author requested readers in a Facebook group.
It’s not my regular genre, but I thought, why not have a look and help out a fellow indie writer?
Well, what a pleasant surprise. This is well written and something is happening on every page. There are monster chases galore and puzzles to solve.
I found myself having to read the next chapter to see what would happen.
It’s a well-constructed plot and a great read. Recommended.
Congratulations, Richard Greene, on your debut novel
I picked this book up after the author requested readers in a Facebook group.
It’s not my regular genre, but I thought, why not have a look and help out a fellow indie writer?
Well, what a pleasant surprise. This is well written and something is happening on every page. There are monster chases galore and puzzles to solve.
I found myself having to read the next chapter to see what would happen.
It’s a well-constructed plot and a great read. Recommended.
Congratulations, Richard Greene, on your debut novel
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