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Born in London, 1943
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Educated at the Sorbonne and is a
graduate of the University of East Anglia
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Published her first novel in 1976
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Taught Creative Writing at the
University of East Anglia, 1988-95
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Awarded a honorary LittD by the
University of East Anglia in 2000
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The Colour
was short listed for the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction
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Lives in Norfolk and London
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Awarded a CBE in 2007
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