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Adèle Geras

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with a degree in Modern Languages. She was known for her stage and vocal talents, but decided instead to become a full-time writer.
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In December 2016 Geras appeared as a member of the team from St Hilda's College Oxford in the Christmas Special of
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The Worst It Can Be Is A Disaster: the life of Braham Murray, Braham Murray, Bloomsbury Academic, 2007, p. 30
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Something About The Author, 177th ed., ed. Lisa Kumar, Thomson Gale, 2007, p.274
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and she had a varied childhood, living in countries such as
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parents. Her father (later a lawyer and High Court judge in
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is an English writer for young children, teens and adults.
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An English writer for young children, teens and adults
Jerusalem
children's literature
poetry
Norman Geras
Sophie Hannah
adelegerasbooks.com
FRSL
Jerusalem
Mandatory Palestine
British Jewish
Tanganyika
Colonial Service
Nigeria
Cyprus
Tanganyika
Tanzania
Gambia
British North Borneo
Roedean School
Brighton
St Hilda's College, Oxford
Troy
BBC Two
University Challenge
Sydney Taylor Book Award
National Jewish Book Award
Norman Geras
Sophie Hannah

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