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It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.
TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...
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Norman, Diana
1933 - 2011
The British author and journalist Diana Norman has become known for her historical novels, some of which were published...
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Goddard, Robert
1954 -
Robert Goddard is a popular, much-translated and lauded British thriller writer with an unusual and highly personal style....
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Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977
James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...
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Harper, Jane
1980 -
Jane Harper was born in Manchester, England. When she was eight years old she moved with her family to Australia. For six...
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