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Sample of authors
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...
Literary figures
Bella Block
Gender: Female
The cynical and often depressed Bella Block began her carrier at the Hamburg police. She later retires in order to set up as a private detective. Apart from working she enjoys vodka, books and casual sex. Doris Gercke’s novels about Block have won cult status in Germany.