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Michelle Moran

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Born

San Fernando Valley, The United States

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http://www.michellemoran.com

Genre

Historical Fiction

Influences

Archeology

Member Since

August 2009

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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Michelle Moran is the international bestselling author of six historical novels, including Madame Tussaud, which was optioned for a mini-series in 2011. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages.

A native of southern California, Michelle attended Pomona College, then earned a Masters Degree from the Claremont Graduate University. During her six years as a public high school teacher, she used her summers to travel around the world, and it was her experiences as a volunteer on archaeological digs that inspired her to write historical fiction.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 139,908 ratings · 12,822 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nefertiti 4.08 avg rating — 38,408 ratings — published 2007 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Cleopatra's Daughter 4.11 avg rating — 28,974 ratings — published 2009 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating — 24,950 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.96 avg rating — 21,553 ratings — published 2011 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Rebel Queen 4.05 avg rating — 11,198 ratings — published 2015 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court 3.85 avg rating — 9,080 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge, Michelle Moran (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.14 avg rating — 4,153 ratings — published 1977 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Mata Hari's Last Dance 3.58 avg rating — 3,094 ratings — published 2016 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels 4.57 avg rating — 373 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Maria 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Quotes by Michelle Moran (?)

“...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.”
― Michelle Moran, Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

tags: grief, grief-and-loss

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“You'll know if he loves you by how long he's willing to fight.”
― Michelle Moran, The Heretic Queen

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“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.”
― Michelle Moran, Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

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July ~ BotM Nominations-(Historical Fiction) 1st Poll

Top 5 Books move on to the 2nd Poll!!!

The Invention of Wings

by Sue Monk Kidd

14 votes, 21.2%

And the Mountains Echoed

by Khaled Hosseini

9 votes, 13.6%

Burial Rites

by Hannah Kent

6 votes, 9.1%

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

6 votes, 9.1%

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer

5 votes, 7.6%

The Postmistress

by Sarah Blake

5 votes, 7.6%

Schindler's List

by Thomas Keneally

4 votes, 6.1%

Someone Knows My Name

by Lawrence Hill

3 votes, 4.5%

The Winds of War

by Herman Wouk

3 votes, 4.5%

Wish You Well

by David Baldacci

3 votes, 4.5%

The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott

by Kelly O'Connor McNees

3 votes, 4.5%

March

by Geraldine Brooks

3 votes, 4.5%

Nefertiti

by Michelle Moran

2 votes, 3.0%

Two Brothers

by Ben Elton

0 votes, 0.0%

66 total votes

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