Serious Sas and Messy Magda Book Signing

February 18, 2014News

BOOKSIGNING ALERT:

I’ll be signing SERIOUS SAS AND MESSY MAGDA at DYMOCKS CARINDALE this Saturday, 22nd Feb, from 10-1pm.

Leave A Comment
Tags: book signing, Dymocks, Marianne de Pierres, Serious Sas and Messy Magda

MDP ON MusicVids: "Air Balloon" by Lily Allen

February 14, 2014News

I have to admit to being a bit enamoured with Lily Allen at the moment. I’ve already blogged about her video for Hard Out Here, and today I’m sharing her new song, Air Balloon.

The clip was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa and features zebras and a cheetah, and I love it to bits. Honestly, its not my kind of music but everything that Lily does at the moment is SO much fun.

I love the lighting of this video, her clothes, the fact that she’s surrounded by four average looking blokes not a bunch of male models, and because…butterflies!

Then of course there’s Jesus nailed to the cross floating past at the very end. Well that’s enough to get everyone talking! Most people seem to believe that the song is about getting high (bright red toadstools growing behind her and a psychedelic feel sure point to that), but I believe Lily’s been quoted as saying it’s just a song about going to her happy place.

Music Feeds has this opinion: While the track is ostensibly a nursery-rhyme singalong pop tune about rising above the daily grind, it’s hard to definitively surmise whether Ms Allen is advocating day dreaming, or describing a Hunter Thompson-style vaporising high. Perhaps both. With lyrics like “we’re so high it can’t rain”, “”somebody remind me where I am, Miami or Timbuktu?” and the “trippin’, tri-tri-trippin’ now” refrain, we’ll let you make up your own mind …

Either way, it’s poppy and cheeky and so very Lily!

Director — That Go (Noel Paul and Stefan Moore) Producer — Sonya Sier

Leave A Comment
Tags: Air Balloon, Lily Allen, music video, review

Peacemaker on NetGalley and Blog Tour

February 13, 2014News

For all my reviewer friends out there, PEACEMAKER is live on NETGALLEY. If you don’t normally use NetGalley but would like a review copy then contact me and let me know. I’ll organise an invitation for you.

I’ll also, for the first time, be doing a blog tour. Either let me know if you’d like to be part of it, or contact Carolin Lambe at Angry Robot. Below are the details:

Marianne’s Blog Tour:

If you’d like to interview Marianne or have a guest blog post from her, please get in touch with me (ca************@*************ks.com) for more info. Any podcasters out there, get in touch – you should definitely have Marianne’s lovely Brisbane accent on your show! For any blog posts, do send through your topic suggestions or indeed, your i/v questions.

2 comments
Tags: Marianne de Pierres, NETGALLEY, Peacemaker blog tour, review copies

<style type="text/css">@import url("https://assets.mlcdn.com/fonts.css?version=1787139");</style>
    <style type="text/css">
    /* LOADER */
    .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad {
      display: inline-block;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
    }

    .g-recaptcha {
    transform: scale(1);
    -webkit-transform: scale(1);
    transform-origin: 0 0;
    -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
    height: ;
    }

    .sr-only {
      position: absolute;
      width: 1px;
      height: 1px;
      padding: 0;
      margin: -1px;
      overflow: hidden;
      clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
      border: 0;
    }

    .ml-form-embedSubmitLoad:after {
      content: " ";
      display: block;
      width: 11px;
      height: 11px;
      margin: 1px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 4px solid #fff;
    border-color: #ffffff #ffffff #ffffff transparent;
    animation: ml-form-embedSubmitLoad 1.2s linear infinite;
    }
    @keyframes ml-form-embedSubmitLoad {
      0% {
      transform: rotate(0deg);
      }
      100% {
      transform: rotate(360deg);
      }
    }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer {
        box-sizing: border-box;
        display: table;
        margin: 0 auto;
        position: static;
        width: 100% !important;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer h4,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer p,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer span,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer button {
        text-transform: none !important;
        letter-spacing: normal !important;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper {
        background-color: #f6f6f6;
        
        border-width: 0px;
        border-color: transparent;
        border-radius: 4px;
        border-style: solid;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        display: inline-block !important;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        position: relative;
              }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper.embedPopup,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper.embedDefault { width: 400px; }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper.embedForm { max-width: 400px; width: 100%; }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-align-left { text-align: left; }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-align-center { text-align: center; }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-align-default { display: table-cell !important; vertical-align: middle !important; text-align: center !important; }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-align-right { text-align: right; }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedHeader img {
        border-top-left-radius: 4px;
        border-top-right-radius: 4px;
        height: auto;
        margin: 0 auto !important;
        max-width: 100%;
        width: undefinedpx;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody {
        padding: 20px 20px 0 20px;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody.ml-form-embedBodyHorizontal {
        padding-bottom: 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent {
        text-align: left;
        margin: 0 0 20px 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent h4,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent h4 {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 30px;
        font-weight: 400;
        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
        text-align: left;
        word-break: break-word;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent p,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent p {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 14px;
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 20px;
        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
        text-align: left;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent ul,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent ol,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent ul,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent ol {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 14px;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent ol ol,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent ol ol {
        list-style-type: lower-alpha;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent ol ol ol,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent ol ol ol {
        list-style-type: lower-roman;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent p a,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent p a {
        color: #000000;
        text-decoration: underline;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-block-form .ml-field-group {
        text-align: left!important;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-block-form .ml-field-group label {
        margin-bottom: 5px;
        color: #333333;
        font-size: 14px;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;;
        display: inline-block;
        line-height: 20px;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedContent p:last-child,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-successBody .ml-form-successContent p:last-child {
        margin: 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody form {
        margin: 0;
        width: 100%;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-formContent,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow {
        margin: 0 0 20px 0;
        width: 100%;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow {
        float: left;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0 0 20px 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        float: left;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow {
        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
        width: 100%;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow.ml-last-item {
        margin: 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow.ml-formfieldHorizintal {
        margin: 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow input {
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
        color: #333333 !important;
        border-color: #cccccc;
        border-radius: 4px !important;
        border-style: solid !important;
        border-width: 1px !important;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 14px !important;
        height: auto;
        line-height: 21px !important;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        margin-top: 0;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
        padding: 10px 10px !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        box-sizing: border-box !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow input::-webkit-input-placeholder,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow input::-webkit-input-placeholder { color: #333333; }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow input::-moz-placeholder,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow input::-moz-placeholder { color: #333333; }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow input:-ms-input-placeholder,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow input:-ms-input-placeholder { color: #333333; }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow input:-moz-placeholder,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow input:-moz-placeholder { color: #333333; }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow textarea, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow textarea {
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
        color: #333333 !important;
        border-color: #cccccc;
        border-radius: 4px !important;
        border-style: solid !important;
        border-width: 1px !important;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 14px !important;
        height: auto;
        line-height: 21px !important;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        margin-top: 0;
        padding: 10px 10px !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        box-sizing: border-box !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-radio .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-radio .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-interestGroupsRow .ml-form-interestGroupsRowCheckbox .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::before {
          border-color: #cccccc!important;
          background-color: #ffffff!important;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow input.custom-control-input[type="checkbox"]{
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0;
        position: absolute;
        z-index: -1;
        opacity: 0;
        margin-top: 5px;
        margin-left: -1.5rem;
        overflow: visible;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-interestGroupsRow .ml-form-interestGroupsRowCheckbox .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::before {
        border-radius: 4px!important;
      }


      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow input[type=checkbox]:checked~.label-description::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox input[type=checkbox]:checked~.label-description::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-input:checked~.custom-control-label::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-input:checked~.custom-control-label::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-interestGroupsRow .ml-form-interestGroupsRowCheckbox input[type=checkbox]:checked~.label-description::after {
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 8 8'%3e%3cpath fill='%23fff' d='M6.564.75l-3.59 3.612-1.538-1.55L0 4.26 2.974 7.25 8 2.193z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-radio .custom-control-input:checked~.custom-control-label::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-radio .custom-control-input:checked~.custom-control-label::after {
        background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='-4 -4 8 8'%3e%3ccircle r='3' fill='%23fff'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-radio .custom-control-input:checked~.custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-radio .custom-control-input:checked~.custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-input:checked~.custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-input:checked~.custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox input[type=checkbox]:checked~.label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-interestGroupsRow .ml-form-interestGroupsRowCheckbox input[type=checkbox]:checked~.label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow input[type=checkbox]:checked~.label-description::before  {
          border-color: #000000!important;
          background-color: #000000!important;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-radio .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-radio .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-radio .custom-control-label::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-radio .custom-control-label::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::after {
           top: 2px;
           box-sizing: border-box;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .label-description::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::after {
           top: 0px!important;
           box-sizing: border-box!important;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::after {
        top: 0px!important;
           box-sizing: border-box!important;
      }

       #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-interestGroupsRow .ml-form-interestGroupsRowCheckbox .label-description::after {
            top: 0px!important;
            box-sizing: border-box!important;
            position: absolute;
            left: -1.5rem;
            display: block;
            width: 1rem;
            height: 1rem;
            content: "";
       }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-interestGroupsRow .ml-form-interestGroupsRowCheckbox .label-description::before {
        top: 0px!important;
        box-sizing: border-box!important;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .custom-control-label::before {
          position: absolute;
          top: 4px;
          left: -1.5rem;
          display: block;
          width: 16px;
          height: 16px;
          pointer-events: none;
          content: "";
          background-color: #ffffff;
          border: #adb5bd solid 1px;
          border-radius: 50%;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .custom-control-label::after {
          position: absolute;
          top: 2px!important;
          left: -1.5rem;
          display: block;
          width: 1rem;
          height: 1rem;
          content: "";
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-interestGroupsRow .ml-form-interestGroupsRowCheckbox .label-description::before, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::before {
          position: absolute;
          top: 4px;
          left: -1.5rem;
          display: block;
          width: 16px;
          height: 16px;
          pointer-events: none;
          content: "";
          background-color: #ffffff;
          border: #adb5bd solid 1px;
          border-radius: 50%;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .label-description::after {
          position: absolute;
          top: 0px!important;
          left: -1.5rem;
          display: block;
          width: 1rem;
          height: 1rem;
          content: "";
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::after {
          position: absolute;
          top: 0px!important;
          left: -1.5rem;
          display: block;
          width: 1rem;
          height: 1rem;
          content: "";
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .custom-radio .custom-control-label::after {
          background: no-repeat 50%/50% 50%;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .label-description::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-interestGroupsRow .ml-form-interestGroupsRowCheckbox .label-description::after, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description::after {
          background: no-repeat 50%/50% 50%;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-control, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-control {
        position: relative;
        display: block;
        min-height: 1.5rem;
        padding-left: 1.5rem;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-radio .custom-control-input, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-radio .custom-control-input, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-input, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-input {
          position: absolute;
          z-index: -1;
          opacity: 0;
          box-sizing: border-box;
          padding: 0;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-radio .custom-control-label, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-radio .custom-control-label, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-checkbox .custom-control-label {
          color: #000000;
          font-size: 12px!important;
          font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
          line-height: 22px;
          margin-bottom: 0;
          position: relative;
          vertical-align: top;
          font-style: normal;
          font-weight: 700;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-fieldRow .custom-select, #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow .custom-select {
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
        color: #333333 !important;
        border-color: #cccccc;
        border-radius: 4px !important;
        border-style: solid !important;
        border-width: 1px !important;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 14px !important;
        line-height: 20px !important;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        margin-top: 0;
        padding: 10px 28px 10px 12px !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        box-sizing: border-box !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
        height: auto;
        display: inline-block;
        vertical-align: middle;
        background: url('https://assets.mlcdn.com/ml/images/default/dropdown.svg') no-repeat right .75rem center/8px 10px;
        -webkit-appearance: none;
        -moz-appearance: none;
        appearance: none;
      }


      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow {
        height: auto;
        width: 100%;
        float: left;
      }
      .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-form-horizontalRow .ml-input-horizontal { width: 70%; float: left; }
      .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-form-horizontalRow .ml-button-horizontal { width: 30%; float: left; }
      .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-form-horizontalRow .ml-button-horizontal.labelsOn { padding-top: 25px;  }
      .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-form-horizontalRow .horizontal-fields { box-sizing: border-box; float: left; padding-right: 10px;  }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow input {
        background-color: #ffffff;
        color: #333333;
        border-color: #cccccc;
        border-radius: 4px;
        border-style: solid;
        border-width: 1px;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 20px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        margin-top: 0;
        padding: 10px 10px;
        width: 100%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        overflow-y: initial;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow button {
        background-color: #000000 !important;
        border-color: #000000;
        border-style: solid;
        border-width: 1px;
        border-radius: 4px;
        box-shadow: none;
        color: #ffffff !important;
        cursor: pointer;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 14px !important;
        font-weight: 700;
        line-height: 20px;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 10px !important;
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-horizontalRow button:hover {
        background-color: #333333 !important;
        border-color: #333333 !important;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow input[type="checkbox"] {
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0;
        position: absolute;
        z-index: -1;
        opacity: 0;
        margin-top: 5px;
        margin-left: -1.5rem;
        overflow: visible;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow .label-description {
        color: #000000;
        display: block;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12px;
        text-align: left;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        position: relative;
        vertical-align: top;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow label {
        font-weight: normal;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        position: relative;
        display: block;
        min-height: 24px;
        padding-left: 24px;

      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow label a {
        color: #000000;
        text-decoration: underline;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow label p {
        color: #000000 !important;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;
        font-size: 12px !important;
        font-weight: normal !important;
        line-height: 18px !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        margin: 0 5px 0 0 !important;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow label p:last-child {
        margin: 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedSubmit {
        margin: 0 0 20px 0;
        float: left;
        width: 100%;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedSubmit button {
        background-color: #000000 !important;
        border: none !important;
        border-radius: 4px !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
        color: #ffffff !important;
        cursor: pointer;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;
        font-size: 14px !important;
        font-weight: 700 !important;
        line-height: 21px !important;
        height: auto;
        padding: 10px !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        box-sizing: border-box !important;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedSubmit button.loading {
        display: none;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover {
        background-color: #333333 !important;
      }
      .ml-subscribe-close {
        width: 30px;
        height: 30px;
        background: url('https://assets.mlcdn.com/ml/images/default/modal_close.png') no-repeat;
        background-size: 30px;
        cursor: pointer;
        margin-top: -10px;
        margin-right: -10px;
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        right: 0;
      }
      .ml-error input, .ml-error textarea, .ml-error select {
        border-color: red!important;
      }

      .ml-error .custom-checkbox-radio-list {
        border: 1px solid red !important;
        border-radius: 4px;
        padding: 10px;
      }

      .ml-error .label-description,
      .ml-error .label-description p,
      .ml-error .label-description p a,
      .ml-error label:first-child {
        color: #ff0000 !important;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow.ml-error .label-description p,
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-checkboxRow.ml-error .label-description p:first-letter {
        color: #ff0000 !important;
      }
            @media only screen and (max-width: 400px){

        .ml-form-embedWrapper.embedDefault, .ml-form-embedWrapper.embedPopup { width: 100%!important; }
        .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm { float: left!important; }
        .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-form-horizontalRow { height: auto!important; width: 100%!important; float: left!important; }
        .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-form-horizontalRow .ml-input-horizontal { width: 100%!important; }
        .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-form-horizontalRow .ml-input-horizontal > div { padding-right: 0px!important; padding-bottom: 10px; }
        .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-button-horizontal { width: 100%!important; }
        .ml-form-formContent.horozintalForm .ml-button-horizontal.labelsOn { padding-top: 0px!important; }

      }
    </style>

    
  
    
    <style type="text/css">
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions { text-align: left; float: left; width: 100%; }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent {
        margin: 0 0 15px 0;
        text-align: left;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent.horizontal {
        margin: 0 0 15px 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent h4 {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12px;
        font-weight: 700;
        line-height: 18px;
        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
        word-break: break-word;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent p {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12px;
        line-height: 18px;
        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent.privacy-policy p {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12px;
        line-height: 22px;
        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent.privacy-policy p a {
        color: #000000;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent.privacy-policy p:last-child {
        margin: 0;
      }

      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent p a {
        color: #000000;
        text-decoration: underline;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent p:last-child { margin: 0 0 15px 0; }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptions {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox {
        margin: 0 0 10px 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox:last-child {
        margin: 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox label {
        font-weight: normal;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        position: relative;
        display: block;
        min-height: 24px;
        padding-left: 24px;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .label-description {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12px;
        line-height: 18px;
        text-align: left;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        position: relative;
        vertical-align: top;
        font-style: normal;
        font-weight: 700;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox .description {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12px;
        font-style: italic;
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 18px;
        margin: 5px 0 0 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsOptionsCheckbox input[type="checkbox"] {
        box-sizing: border-box;
        padding: 0;
        position: absolute;
        z-index: -1;
        opacity: 0;
        margin-top: 5px;
        margin-left: -1.5rem;
        overflow: visible;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedMailerLite-GDPR {
        padding-bottom: 20px;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedMailerLite-GDPR p {
        color: #000000;
        font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 10px;
        line-height: 14px;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
      }
      #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedMailerLite-GDPR p a {
        color: #000000;
        text-decoration: underline;

      }
      @media (max-width: 768px) {
        #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedPermissionsContent p {
          font-size: 12px !important;
          line-height: 18px !important;
        }
        #mlb2-45214471.ml-form-embedContainer .ml-form-embedWrapper .ml-form-embedBody .ml-form-embedPermissions .ml-form-embedMailerLite-GDPR p {
          font-size: 10px !important;
          line-height: 14px !important;
        }
      }
    </style>

    
    

    
    

    

      
        
        
      

      
        
        
      

      

            
            
            
            
            
            
      

      

      
        
        
         
        
        
      

        
        
        
        
        
        
      

       

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
       


      
        
        
        
        
  



  
        
        
        
      


      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

  
        
        
        
        
        
      

      
        
        
        
        
        
      

      
        
        
        
        
        
      

       

        
        
        
        
       

       
        
        
        
        
      

      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
       

    

    


      


      

      
      

      

      





    

      
    <div id="mlb2-45214471" class="ml-form-embedContainer ml-subscribe-form ml-subscribe-form-45214471">
      <div class="ml-form-align-center ">
        <div class="ml-form-embedWrapper embedForm">

          
          

          <div class="ml-form-embedBody ml-form-embedBodyDefault row-form">

            <div class="ml-form-embedContent" style=" ">
              
                <h4>Marianne's Newsletter</h4>
                
                  <p>Signup for news and special offers!</p>
                
              
            </div>

            <form class="ml-block-form" action="https://assets.mailerlite.com/jsonp/2589699/forms/196814089062712577/subscribe" data-code="" method="post" target="_blank">
              <div class="ml-form-formContent">
                

                  
                  <div class="ml-form-fieldRow ml-last-item">
                    <div class="ml-field-group ml-field-email ml-validate-email ml-validate-required">

                      


                      <!-- input -->
                      <input aria-label="email" aria-required="true" type="email" class="form-control" data-inputmask="" name="fields[email]" placeholder="Email" autocomplete="email">
                      <!-- /input -->

                      <!-- textarea -->
                      
                      <!-- /textarea -->

                      <!-- select -->
                      
                      <!-- /select -->

                      <!-- checkboxes -->
            
            <!-- /checkboxes -->

                      <!-- radio -->
                      
                      <!-- /radio -->

                      <!-- countries -->
                      
                      <!-- /countries -->





                    </div>
                  </div>
                
              </div>

              

              <!-- Privacy policy -->
              <div class="ml-form-embedPermissions" style="">
                <div class="ml-form-embedPermissionsContent default privacy-policy">

                  

                  
                          <p>You can unsubscribe anytime. For more details, review our Privacy Policy.</p>
                  

                  
                </div>
              </div>
              <!-- /Privacy policy -->

              

              

              



<div class="ml-form-recaptcha ml-validate-required" style="float: left;">
                <style type="text/css">
  .ml-form-recaptcha {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .ml-form-recaptcha.ml-error iframe {
    border: solid 1px #ff0000;
  }

  @media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    .ml-form-recaptcha {
      width: 220px!important
    }
    .g-recaptcha {
      transform: scale(0.78);
      -webkit-transform: scale(0.78);
      transform-origin: 0 0;
      -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
    }
  }
</style>
  <script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js"></script>
  <div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="6Lf1KHQUAAAAAFNKEX1hdSWCS3mRMv4FlFaNslaD"></div>
</div>


              
              <input type="hidden" name="ml-submit" value="1">

              <div class="ml-form-embedSubmit">
                
                  <button type="submit" class="primary">Subscribe</button>
                
                <button disabled="disabled" style="display: none;" type="button" class="loading">
                  <div class="ml-form-embedSubmitLoad"></div>
                  <span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
                </button>
              </div>

              
              <input type="hidden" name="anticsrf" value="true">
            </form>
          </div>

          <div class="ml-form-successBody row-success" style="display: none">

            <div class="ml-form-successContent">
              
                <h4>Thank you!</h4>
                
                  <p>You have successfully joined our subscriber list.</p>
                
              
            </div>

          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

  

  
  
  <script>
    function ml_webform_success_45214471() {
      var $ = ml_jQuery || jQuery;
      $('.ml-subscribe-form-45214471 .row-success').show();
      $('.ml-subscribe-form-45214471 .row-form').hide();
    }
      </script>
  
  
      <script src="https://groot.mailerlite.com/js/w/webforms.min.js?v83147fa8ce2d95cb73ece7f28b469519" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script>
            fetch("https://assets.mailerlite.com/jsonp/2589699/forms/196814089062712577/takel")
        </script>

Coming Soon

In a near-future where privatised health care has sent the cost of over-the-counter medicine soaring, terrorists execute a well-planned attack on the world’s pharmaceutical companies.

Ella West is an ex-pat Australian living in New York City when the coup begins and is mistakenly imprisoned for suspected terrorist activity.

On her release she finds her partner, Joah, has passed away because of lack of treatment due to the malfunctioning health care system. As the city descends into chaos, she plans to leave, but is is asked a favour by a friend — to transport his teenage daughter to safety in South Carolina. Ella heads south, planning to honour her friend’s wish and then find a way back across the Mexican border and home to Australia. But in the turmoil that unfolds, her life changes forever.

Details coming soon

MDPWeb

Sentients of Orion

The Colonel and Mrs Thorn

Escape Club - Marianne's YA Fiction site

Marianne Delacourt

Glitter Rose fantasy collection

Marianne@Goodreads

MDP YouTube

Marianne on Pinterest

Awards

Peacemaker - Aurealis Award
Best Science Fiction Novel 2014

Curtin University Distinguished Alumni Award 2014

Transformation Space - Aurealis Award
Best Science Fiction Novel 2010

Sharp Shooter - Davitt Award
Best Crime Novel 2009 (Sisters in Crime Australia)

Archives

Follow

Keep in contact through the following social networks or via RSS feed:

An Austin DesignWorks Production