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Born August 2, 1943 (age 81) • London • England
Awards And Honors Costa Book Awards (1999)
Notable Works “Evangelista’s Fan & Other Stories” • “Islands of Mercy” • “Journey to the Volcano” • “Letter to Sister Benedicta” • “Music & Silence” • “Restoration” • “Rosie: Scenes from a Vanished Life” • “Sacred Country” • “Sadler’s Birthday” • “The Colour” • “The Cupboard” • “The Darkness of Wallis Simpson and Other Stories” • “The Gustav Sonata” • “The Road Home” • “The Way I Found Her”

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