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Hannah Beckerman is an English author and journalist. She studied at King's College London and Westfield College. [1] She has worked with The Observer , The Guardian , [2] the FT Weekend Magazine and The Sunday Express and has worked for twelve years in television including BBC's The Big Read . Beckerman lives in London with her husband and daughter. [3]

She wrote two novels:

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References

  1. "Home". hannahbeckerman.com.
  2. "Hannah Beckerman". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. "Curtis Brown".