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It is 68 years today since Patricia D. Cornwell was born.
The American crime writer Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida, as Patricia Carroll Daniels. After her parents’ divorce she grew up with her mother in Montreat, North Carolina. She married her English professor after graduating from Davidson College and started to work as a journalist at the Charlotte Observer in 1979. She soon became the newspaper’s crime reporter. She has also worked as...
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Rodoreda, Mercè
1909 - 1983
Mercè Rodoreda was born in Barcelona. Catalan was her native language. There are only scant biographical details available ...
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Davies, Robertson
1913 - 1995
The Canadian author Roberson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario. His father, William Davies, had moved to Canada from...
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Bolton, Sharon
1960 -
The English author Sharon Bolton was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, as the oldest of three girls. She grew up in Darwen and...
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Crumley, James
1939 - 2008
The American author and teacher James Arthur Crumley never reached bestseller status. However, he was instrumental in the...
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