- Diane Setterfield
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Diane Setterfield Born August 22, 1964
United KingdomOccupation Novelist Nationality British Period 2006 Diane Setterfield (born August 22, 1964) is a British author whose 2006 debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale, became a New York Times #1 bestseller.[1] It is written in the Gothic tradition, with echoes of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.
Before writing, Setterfield studied French Literature at Bristol University and taught at numerous schools as well as privately before leaving academia in the late 1990s. She lives in North Yorkshire, England with her husband and four cats, and as of 2006 was working on a second novel.[2]
References
- ^ "BEST SELLERS: October 8, 2006". New York Times. 2006-10-08. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00F13FA3D540C7B8CDDA90994DE404482. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- ^ "British author becomes overnight millionaire as book hits top of US charts". London Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23367905-details/British+author+becomes+overnight+millionaire+as+book+hits+top+of+US+charts/article.do. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
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