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MB's avatar

How lucky are we Aussies to be first in, best dressed! Can’t wait young Margaret x

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

Thank you, Auntie MB xxx

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Janesfriend's avatar

They asked the Auckland Writers Festival volunteers who they should ask for next year and my recommendation was you, so hopefully that comes off. They usually work in with the Melbourne and Sydney festivals for authors so maybe you could do all three?! I'll be crossing my fingers.

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

Oh that would be heaven. I'll mention it to my publishers with my fingers tightly crossed.

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Catherine's avatar

So excited about your new book! Can’t wait & very happy that it will be released first in Australia! Oh & btw, absolutely loved Uncle Percy - hope he’s doing ok? Also loved Polly’s mother, the model in The Scent of You - she was so serenely self absorbed…

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

It's so lovely to hear from readers who remember characters, as they are all very real to me. I remember odd ones with great fondness - like Toxic Pete from Everything Changes But You.

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Jessica Adams's avatar

This is so powerful. Really different. Congratulations, will remember to photograph this across the airports in Australia when it lands...

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

Oh that would be brilliant. I'm not getting to come over this time - bookshops don't do events in Decemer - which is a damn shame.

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Vbutterfly's avatar

Congratulations Maggie! I was lucky enough to meet you at your launch a few years ago at Mosman Library! I'm now based in Europe so the countdown to the Europe drop countdown is on!

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

I remember that event! Where in Europe? x

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Vbutterfly's avatar

A young man flashed me in the street on the way back to my car and I ended up at the police station so a very eventful night - especially for Mosman!! Now in Amsterdam and wouldn’t blink an eyelid if anything similar happened these days plus your novel, ‘Everything Changes but You’ now rings so true as an expat who loves Europe living but Aus is home… divided!!

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Mel Rourke's avatar

Wow, I’d forgotten that night. I was there with a friend too. Most enjoyable!

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Judy Lenton's avatar

This is already on my Christmas list :)

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

Yay! xxx

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Maree Gray's avatar

So exciting to have my holiday reading all sorted! The thrill of opening the brown paper bag and knowing there's a new Maggie book inside ..

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

That is so lovely, thank you xxxxx

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A Few of My Favourite Things's avatar

Sublimely happy for you- congratulations on your tenth masterpiece! I can't wait xx

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lisa domican's avatar

I've missed an entire book! I know why, I'm in Ireland and rely on local bookshop but I've just downloaded Secret Keeping on my Kindle which I bought especially to get access to Aussie releases. Can't wait for this new one!

Ps. Please write Uncle Percy again. I miss him. I hope he's ok.

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

Oh he's great... I'm not sure if he stayed in Sydney. I'll have to find out.

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Melissa's avatar

Yay! Can’t wait 💜

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Katie Ridbo's avatar

I was so delighted to see your insta post and now read this! My first thought was, I must re-read Maggie's other books (oh have I even read them all!!😱) Excited.com

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Maggie Alderson's avatar

now I'm going to get all blubby again xxx

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