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Marian Broderick


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Marian Broderick is a freelance editor and a writer. Marian lives and works in London. Her parents are Irish and therefore all her childhood summers were spent in Ireland.


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Wild Irish Women
Contents list: see all the Wild Women!
The Great Pretenders: three women who disguised themselves as men to get by in a man's world

The Witch Apprentice
Anna's new home is not quite what she expected ...

The Witch in the Woods
Chapter 1: Anna's Magic Mistake

A Witch in a Fix
Contents page
Chapter 2: Anna teaches a lesson

The Lost Fairy
When Flora was new

Books (select cover or title for more information)


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Wild Irish Women (pb)
Extraordinary Lives from History
From patriots to pirates, warriors to writers, and mistresses to male impersonators, this book looks at the unorthodox lives of inspiring Irish women.

Praise for Wild Irish Women
'After reading this book, one can never again ignore the role of Irishwomen' Dublin Historical Record
'Marian Broderick should take a bow for resurrecting an eclectic body of Irish women's history -- the good, the bad and the ugly, as well as the international beauties' Justine McCarthy, Irish Independent
'Before reading this I hadn't heard of half the women, now I will dip into this book to read again and again about the remarkable women who helped to shape Éire' Women's News
'A rollicking read' Books Ireland
'Broderick's prose is simple and accessible ... and her fascination with her two favourite subjects - Irish history and women's studies - jumps out from every page' Sunday Business Post
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The Witch Apprentice (pb)
What if you were adopted by witches? There’s something very odd going on in Anna Kelly’s new home ...

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The Witch in the Woods (pb)
A book of mischief and magic...
An entertaining and mischievous sequel to The Witch Apprentice.

Praise for The Witch in the Woods
'A well-formed story that will endear it to its intended readers.' Evening Echo
'Well written with an age appropriate use of language. Moves along at a fast pace drawing the reader in.' Intouch Magazine, November 08
'Enjoyable illustrated paperback.' The Irish Times
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A Witch in a Fix (pb) NEW
A Book of Mischief and Magic!
Anna’s science teacher really gets on her nerves – but is that a good enough reason to turn her into a giant rat?

Praise for A Witch in a Fix
'a gloriously madcap story that will have young readers ages - 8-10 - poring over the pages ... gripped to the very last page' Books Ireland
'a hoot of a read' Evening Echo
'mischief and magic in a wonderful new series for young readers aged eight years and over' Primary Times
'another funny, readable adventure from Broderick' Books Ireland
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The Lost Fairy (pb)
What happens to the Christmas tree fairy who falls off her perch?
Flyer number 9

Praise for The Lost Fairy
'A lovely Christmas story.' Clare Ranson, The Pat Kenny Show
'A lively, funny and satisfying read.' The Sunday Tribune
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