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Abbott, Megan
The American scholar and author Megan Abbott was born in Detroit and raised there and at Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan and graduated with a Ph.D. in literature from New York University. She then taught there and at State University of New York, New School University, New York and the University of Mississippi. Abbott has contributed to a number of newspapers...
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Bolton, Sharon
The English author Sharon Bolton was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, as the oldest of three girls. She grew up in Darwen and attended Darwen Moorland High School. She decided that she wanted to pursue a career in dancing or acting, so she read drama at Loughborough University in Leicestershire. She later worked in PR and advertising before reading business administration at Warwick University,...