Allende, Isabel
1942 -

Isabel Allende was born in Lima, Peru, but she grew up in Chile. Her diplomat father left the family when Isabel was two...

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Fossum, Karin
1954 -

The Norwegian author Karin Fossum was born in Sandefjord where she grew up in a small 1950s bungalow. Her mother was a...

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Barr, Nevada
1952 -

Nevada Barr is an author and artist born in Yerington, Nevada. In 1954, she moved with her family to Susanville in...

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Parsons, Tony
1953 -

English author and journalist, born and grew up as the only child in a working-class family in Romford, Essex. When Tony...

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