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Madeleine E. Robins

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http://www.goodreads.com/MadeleineERobins

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December 07, 1953 in New York, NY, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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September 2008

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Writing gives Madeleine Robins the chance to focus on many of her ruling passions: cities, history, swordplay, the history of disease, and the future of mankind–with a side order of historical costuming and infrastructure (urban plumbing is far more interesting than you’d think).

Born in New York City, the Author has been, in no particular order, a nanny, a teacher, an actor and stage-combatant, an administrator, a comic book editor, a baker, typist-clerk for Thos. Cook’s Houses of Parliament office, a repairer-of-hurt-books, an editorial consultant, and a writer. She holds a degree in Theatre Studies from Connecticut College, and attended the Clarion Science Fiction Workshop in 1981. She is a founding member of Book View Cafe (http://bookvi ...more

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The World is Full of Small Weird Miracles

There was a day, a few years ago, when I was walking Emily, the household dog, across the overpass that spans the highway near our house. We were on the far side, starting down the ramp to the sidewalk, when I observed a middle-aged woman on the street below us. She was walking her dogs, two affable looking German shepherds. When one of them stopped to do what a dog stops to do, the woman picke...

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Books by Madeleine E. Robins

Average rating: 3.71 · 763 ratings · 186 reviews · 19 distinct works

	Point of Honour (Sarah Tolerance, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Petty Treason (Sarah Tolerance, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Sleeping Partner (Sarah Tolerance, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Stone War 3.45 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	My rating:
	My Dear Jenny 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1980 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Heiress Companion 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Althea 3.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Lady John 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1982	My rating:
	The Spanish Marriage 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1984	My rating:
	Petty Treason: A Sarah Tolerance Mystery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	My rating:

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Sarah Tolerance (3 books)
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Madeleine Robins gave to: Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James read in January, 2012	My rating:
Oh dear. The reviews on this book were rapturous, so I overcame my Jane-Austen-Sequel-avoidance and bought it. And I want to read the book the reviewers got to read, because there is nothing in this work that would move me to raptures. Leaving aside i...more
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Madeleine Robins gave to: Desdaemona by Ben Macallan read in August, 2011	My rating:
This is urban fantasy--in the larger sense that it's set in cities, and magic and the fae and other magical beings suffuse it. And while it's romantic (the author is a deep dyed romantic) it's not a romance. It's a rich, emotionally complex book with...more
13 hours, 18 min ago · see review
Madeleine Robins said "yes" to attending the event: Grand Opening Celebration date: June 02, 2012 08:05PM location: Book View Cafe Bookstore, Worldwide, The United States description: To celebrate the launch of our new online bookstore, we’re giving away books, and offering a limited-time discount on BVC anthologies. The Grand Opening Giveaway runs from June 1 – June 7; you can enter here and on member sites for multiple chances to win—details below the fold. Browse the bookstore and find the book you’d like to win. Eligible works are marked with a gold star. Leave a comment here telling us which book you would like and why (both are needed to qualify). Multiple comments will...more
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Madeleine Robins made a comment on her review of Death Comes to Pemberley "Brenda wrote: "Oh dear, I am about 4 chapters in, and was hoping for a rapid improvement!" I read all the way through, hoping that somehow it would all...more "
Jan 11, 2012 06:52pm · see review
Madeleine Robins liked Kim's review of Death Comes to Pemberley: " Oh dear. What were PD James, her agent and her publisher thinking? And more to the point, what was I thinking, deciding to actually spend money on this book? All I can say is that it seemed like a good idea at the time. I am in what I presume to b... " Read more of this review »
Jan 08, 2012 01:54pm · see review
Madeleine Robins gave to: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson read in January, 2012	My rating:
Jan 08, 2012 01:02pm
Madeleine Robins gave to: Pox: Genius, Madness, And The Mysteries Of Syphilis by Deborah Hayden read in January, 2012	My rating:
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Madeleine Robins joined the Katharine Kerr hosts a Deverry Q&A group.
Sep 26, 2011 06:29pm · see group
Madeleine Robins gave to: Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America by Laura Shapiro read in July, 2011	My rating:
Jul 06, 2011 10:39am