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Rene Denfeld

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Rene Denfeld is the bestselling author of THE CHILD FINDER, THE ENCHANTED, THE BUTTERFLY GIRL, SLEEPING GIANTS, and the forthcoming THE TALKING BONE (Harper July 2026).

"Rene Denfeld is one of the handful of living writers I most admire, and Sleeping Giants may be her masterpiece. Haunting, frightening and moving in equal measure, her new novel is a sublime page turner, evoking beauty and terror in the same moment. I read it in an afternoon, enthralled, and am still under its spell."

— Elizabeth Hand, author of A Haunting on the Hill and Generation Loss.

Rene's poetic fiction has won numerous awards including the French Prix, an ALA Medal for Excellence and an IMPAC listing. Rene works as a licensed investigator, including exonerating innocent ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 83,970 ratings · 11,698 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Child Finder (Naomi Cottle, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 46,095 ratings — published 2017 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted 3.95 avg rating — 21,161 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 12,764 ratings — published 2019 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleeping Giants 3.99 avg rating — 3,385 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All God's Children: Inside the Dark and Violent World of Street Families 3.69 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Victorians: A Young Woman's Challenge to the Old Feminist Order 3.60 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1995 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill the Body, the Head Will Fall: A Closer Look at Women, Violence, and Aggression 3.88 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Schneemädchen: Thriller (Naomi Cottle 1) (German Edition) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Schmetterlingsmädchen: Thriller (Naomi Cottle 2) (German Edition) by Rene Denfeld (Goodreads Author), Claudia Rapp (translator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naomi Cottle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Butterfly Girl is here!

The finished book arrived and I'm verklempt. This is such a personal novel for me, inspired by my own experiences as a homeless child. To have Margaret Atwood praise it just leaves me...well, no words for that. I think books are like messages in a bottle. I hope this story of survival, love and magic finds those who need it. You can order it now!

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Rene Denfeld answered ♥ Sandi ❣ 's question: At one time I got a hold of the title "Fire and Water: A Novel" written by you to b published in May 2023. I have had it in my TBR list for a long time now and when I went looking for the book I can no longer find it. Was it in a group anthology or was the title re-scripted as your current book Sleeping Giants? I will definitely get Sleeping Giants, but I don't want too miss the other story if it is available. Thanks That's my current novel coming out, Sleeping Giants! Long story short but a title change and more. I hope you like it!
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“The truth is, clocks don’t tell time. Time is measured in meaning.”
― Rene Denfeld, The Enchanted

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“I would think for hours how strange it was that some parts of words are silent, just like some parts of our lives. Did the people who wrote the dictionaries decide to mirror language to our lives, or did it just happen that way?”
― Rene Denfeld, The Enchanted

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“Inside, the lies you tell become the person you become. On the outside, sun and reality shrink people back to their actual size. In here, people grow into their shadows.”
― Rene Denfeld, The Enchanted

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Polls

October BoTM Side Reads!! 1st Poll.

Top 5 books will move onto the second poll!!!

Before I Go To Sleep

by S.J. Watson

11 votes, 15.3%

Two Sisters

by Mary Hogan

9 votes, 12.5%

This is Where I Leave You

by Jonathan Tropper

9 votes, 12.5%

Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon

8 votes, 11.1%

The Winter Sea

by Susanna Kearsley

7 votes, 9.7%

The Enchanted

by Rene Denfeld

6 votes, 8.3%

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

5 votes, 6.9%

A Fine Balance

by Rohinton Mistry

5 votes, 6.9%

The Night Watch

by Sarah Waters

4 votes, 5.6%

The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan

3 votes, 4.2%

The Orphan Master's Son

by Adam Johnson

3 votes, 4.2%

Replay

by Ken Grimwood

1 vote, 1.4%

The Old Mermaid's Tale

by Kathleen Valentine

1 vote, 1.4%

72 total votes

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