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?
2 authors picked Mad Mabel as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Story gradually reveals how the protagonist became known as Mad Mabel, and the nature of her relationship with a lifelong friend, and her growing connections with her small neighborhood after one of her neighbors is murdered and she, with her notorious past, becomes a prime suspect. Funny in parts. Always engaging.
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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