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A struggling writer was told her career was ‘done’ – then everything changed in 48 hours

The American writer and professor, 55, is the author of four novels. An American Marriage won the Women’s Prize and was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. Her latest novel – another Oprah pick – is Kin.

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A struggling writer was told her career was ‘done’ – then everything changed in 48 hoursThe American writer and professor, 55, is the author of four novels. An American Marriage won the Women’s Prize and was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. Her latest novel – another Oprah pick – is Kin.
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