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Martine McDonagh

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Fiction, Dystopia, Family

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Martine McDonagh is the author of two novels, I Have Waited, and You Have Come (Myriad Editions 2006, 2012), and After Phoenix (Ten To Ten 2013). She has published short fiction in Quick Fictions, The Brighton Book, The Cheeky Guide to Walks in Sussex and the Illustrated Brighton Moment. Her feature on Writing Dystopia was published in Writing magazine.

Martine has an MA in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University and has worked for many years as an artist manager in the music industry, managing bands such as James, Fujiya & Miyagi among others. She also lectures in music industry practice at Canterbury Christ Church University.

Read reviews of Martine McDonagh's novels at http://martinemcdonagh.com/reviews/

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After Phoenix in the Charts!

Woohoo pop pickers, After Phoenix is at number 35 in the Kindle UK bestselling Literary Fiction (free) chart and number 86 in the US! Please tell all your friends to download it even if they don’t want to read it to keep the chart position going – then one day I may even sell some. Okay, let’s not get carried away. Please click on the cover below to get to the right page. Thank you.

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Martine McDonagh's Books

Average rating: 3.30 · 53 ratings · 14 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	I Have Waited, And You Have Come 3.15 of 5 stars 3.15 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2006	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
	After Phoenix 4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	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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This is listed as a YA novel, but it could so easily be classified as general adult fiction. This really is a truly enjoyable read. The central character Allie is completely convincing as the youngest in a line of clever, eccentric women with an old...more
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