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Theodora Goss was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States as a child. [4] [2] She received her B.A. from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Boston University [3] She is also a graduate of the Odyssey and Clarion writing workshops, and sold her first published story, "The Rose in Twelve Petals," while a student at Clarion.
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter is a 2017 novel by Theodora Goss.It is her debut novel, though she is an author of many short works. Strange Case is the first installment of The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series, and is followed by European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman.
[1] [2] [3] [a] William Backhouse (17 January 1593 – 30 May 1662) was an English philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, translator, and the esoteric mentor of Elias Ashmole. Born into the wealthy Backhouse family, Backhouse enjoyed an education at Oxford, and was likely exposed to alchemical teachings and the Rosicrucian manifestos of the 1610s ...
The Alchemist's Daughter was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize at the BC Book Prizes 2005, [1] Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the Prix Aurora Awards 2005, [2] the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards. [3]
The Prize specialises from other UNESCO Literacy Prizes that "it gives special consideration to the development and use of mother-tongue literacy education and training." Each award consists of a sum of US $20,000, a silver medal and a certificate.
Her next novel in 2016 novel, The Silk Merchant's Daughter, also entered the Sunday Times top 10. She has been a bestseller in Italy with both The Tea Planter's Wife and her 2017 book Before the Rains. The Sapphire Widow was published in April 2018. It too was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for Summer 2018 and it also entered The Sunday ...
Ted Chiang was born in 1967 in Port Jefferson, New York, to a Taiwanese American family. [3] His Chinese name is Chiang Feng-nan (姜峯楠; Jiāng Fēngnán). [4]Both of his parents were born in Mainland China and immigrated to Taiwan with their families during the Chinese Communist Revolution before immigrating to the United States. [5]
She also wrote novels and children's books. [5] In 2013 Branson published her autobiography, Mum's the Word: The High-Flying Adventures of Eve Branson. [9] Eve Branson with the board of directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Branson established the Eve Branson Foundation and served as its director. [5]