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- 1 2 3 "Dales Folk: Best-selling writer Marina happy to be back in town", Craven Herald & Pioneer , 10 January 2009.
- ↑ Marina Fiorato at the IMDb
- ↑ Javier Espinoza, "Faces in the News: Art Imitating J.K. Rowling: Marina Fiorato was inspired by the Harry Potter author to write her novel in cafes, and it's now a best seller", Forbes.com, 9 December 2008.
- ↑ "Marina Fiorato: novelist who wrote in cafés earns £250,000 advance", The Telegraph , 16 May 2010.
