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Portrait image of Lisa Jewell Photo: Ola Erikson / Forflex (2016)

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Jewell, Lisa

Lisa Jewell is a British author of chic lit fiction. She grew up in Totteridge, north London as the oldest of three sisters. Her father was a textile agent and her mother a secretary. Jewell was educated at Barnet College and Epsom School of Art and Design. She worked in fashion for five years, and after having been made redundant she signed up for a creative writing course. Her career...

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Portrait of Janet Evanovich Photo: Tim Pierce (2010) CC BY 3.0

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Evanovich, Janet

An American writer, born as Janet Schneider in South River, New Jersey. As a child, she preferred drawing over writing, and after graduating from South River High School she went on to study a four-year course in contemporary art at Douglas College (a part of Rutgers University in New Jersey) where she received her bachelor’s degree in 1965. While still in high school, Janet began to make the a...

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