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Sophie Hannah: The Hero And The Girl Next Door

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Sophie Hannah Poet and novelist Sophie Hannah was born in 1971 in Manchester, England. She is daughter to Norman Geras and the author Adèle Geras. Her father was a Marxist and blogger while her mother is well known for her writing for young children, teens, and adults. Hannah studied at the universities of Wolfson, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge. Hannah is most known for her poems and crime fiction stories. She's is one of New York Times-bestselling authors of a variety psychological thrillers. At the age of 24, she published her first collection of poems called The Hero and the Girl Next Door. In her collection she shows off her individual style. Her poetry has a taste of her personal experiences that have a warmth and humor with

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