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# Menna van Praag

(1977)   Novelist

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Menna van Praag is a novelist.

## Quick Facts About Menna van Praag

Born January 1, 1977

Profession Novelist

## About Menna van Praag

English novelist and journalist... \| Menna van Praag is an English novelist and writing educator. Her magical realism novels include The House at the End of Hope Street (2013), The Dress Shop of Dreams (2014), and The Sisters Grimm trilogy.

##  Quotes by Menna van Praag

> [“It takes great courage and determination, to keep looking for light in all the darkness of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menna-van-praag/it-takes-great-courage-and-determination-to-keep-looking-for-light-in/)

[Menna van Praag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menna-van-praag/)

[Courage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/menna-van-praag-68710_courage_it-takes-great-courage-and-determination_648713.jpg)

> [“architecture to spiritually uplift and thought it was a very bad idea to build functional, uninspired blocks of flats that would depress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menna-van-praag/architecture-to-spiritually-uplift-and-thought-it-was-a-very-bad-idea/)

[Menna van Praag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menna-van-praag/)

[Architecture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/architecture/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/menna-van-praag-68710_architecture_architecture-to-spiritually-uplift-and-t_736473.jpg)

> [“As the thick liquid slips down her throat and into her belly, Alba starts to feel warm and soft, as if the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menna-van-praag/as-the-thick-liquid-slips-down-her-throat-and-into-her-belly-alba/)

[Menna van Praag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menna-van-praag/)

[Scared](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scared/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/menna-van-praag-68710_scared_as-the-thick-liquid-slips-down-her-throa_945787.jpg)

> [“Noa sleeps with the curtains open, allowing as much moonlight as possible to flood her bedroom, allowing her to see each and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menna-van-praag/noa-sleeps-with-the-curtains-open-allowing-as-much-moonlight-as/)

[Menna van Praag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menna-van-praag/)

[Abstract art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abstract-art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/menna-van-praag-68710_abstract-art_noa-sleeps-with-the-curtains-open-allowi_2702766.jpg)

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