Book description
You can change your name. But you can't change your past . . .
Eighty-one-year-old Elsie Fitzpatrick lives a quiet life in the suburbs. Aside from being a curmudgeon who minds everyone else's business, few would suspect she harbours a secret she's worked hard to bury.
Because when it comes…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Mad Mabel as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There is so much to love about this book by one of my favourite Australian authors: the vividly drawn characters, the masterly story telling, the originality of the plot, the touches of humour that had me giggling aloud. It was a delight to read and I especially enjoyed the interactions between Mad Mabel of the title and her precocious young neighbour Persephone.
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