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Michelle’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Michelle’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Michelle Moran
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San Fernando Valley, The United States
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August 2009
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Michelle Moran
A novel about the WWI courtesan/spy, Mata Hari.
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Nefertiti
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2007
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Cleopatra's Daughter
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2009
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43 editions
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The Heretic Queen
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2008
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48 editions
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Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
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2011
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Rebel Queen
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2015
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27 editions
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The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court
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2012
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9 editions
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Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp
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2024
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6 editions
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Mata Hari's Last Dance
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2016
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15 editions
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The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels
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2011
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6 editions
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[ The Second Empress ] [ THE SECOND EMPRESS ] BY Moran, Michelle ( AUTHOR ) Mar-01-2013 Paperback
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MARIA: A Novel of Maria von Trapp
The book cover for MARIA (coming July 30th!) is finished, and I absolutely adore it!! It evokes one of the most iconic scenes from The Sound of Music, a film which changed the lives of the real von Trapps. It’s perfect because the novel begins with Maria von Trapp's trip to New York to confront the writers working on the script for The Sound of Music. Maria was deeply unhappy that so much of h
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“...we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried.”
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
“Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.”
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
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| The Next Best Boo...: New Authors | 34 | 620 | Oct 15, 2008 06:03AM | |
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| Chicks On Lit: How cool is author Michelle Moran! She's discussing Cleopatra's Daughter with us here in Dec.! | 63 | 153 | Nov 16, 2009 02:50PM | |
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The Seasonal Read...:
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| SA Book & Challen...: January Book of the month (SA theme) | 6 | 23 | Dec 11, 2009 12:05AM | |
| 100+ Books in 2025: Susan's 100+ Reading Challenge | 93 | 563 | Dec 30, 2009 02:32PM | |
| A History of Royals: New Member | 47 | 71 | Jan 15, 2010 09:57AM |
“I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.”
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I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.”
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“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
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Irena wrote: "Thank you for suggesting GR friendship, Moran. I'm a fan of your writing. I was very much impressed by the writing and plot quality of Nefertiti and Heretic Queen. Since then I've been on the looko..."Thank you so much for accepting my request, and I'm so glad to hear you've enjoyed my Egyptian books!! I hope your friend will enjoy reading them too :) I recently read The Unbearable Lightness of Being based on your review. So glad I did. Fantastic!
Thank you for suggesting GR friendship, Moran. I'm a fan of your writing. I was very much impressed by the writing and plot quality of Nefertiti and Heretic Queen. Since then I've been on the lookout for all your other books and have bought a few more when they were published, but still haven't read them. Just last Saturday I gave my paperbacks of Nefertiti and Heretic Queen to a friend who like historical fiction. Hope she will become your fan too.;)
Thank you for adding me :)I just LOVED Nefertiti, so I'll start to read Cleopatra's Daughter very soon (hoping that I'll find The Heretic Queen, too :( )!
I love your work, keep it up!! :D
Thank you for accepting my friend request :)I have your book Madame Tussaud sitting proudly on my bookshelf and it looks amazing!
Just ordered the new book on line. Can't wait. I had really enjoyed the Marie Antoinette book.
Wow! Thank you for accepting my friend request. I love your work! And cant wait for Second Empress!!!
Hey Michelle...Thanks for accepting my friend request.
You are amazing!!! Can't wait for Madame Tussaud!
Just heard the news that your book 'Nefertiti' was chosen as Target's Book Club Pick! Congratulations! Love the new cover!
