Grace McCleen

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Grace McCleen (born 1981) is a Welsh author whose first book, The Land of Decoration, was published in 2012 by Chatto & Windus.[1] McCleen was selected by The Sunday Times as one of the four most promising authors to watch in 2012.[2] The Land of Decoration won the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2012[3] and the Betty Trask Award in 2013.[4] Her second novel, The Professor of Poetry, was published in 2013.[5]

McCleen was born in Wales in 1981. She was raised in a Christian fundamentalist household where she was discouraged from mixing with those outside the religion.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Author's A to Z, aitkenalexander.co.uk
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sunday Times, Culture Section, pages 6-7, published 11/12/2011
  3. ↑ "Land of Decoration wins Desmond Elliott fiction prize". BBC News. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012. 
  4. ↑ The Authors' Awards 2013 Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  5. ↑ Clanchy, Kate (2013-07-20). "The Professor of Poetry by Grace McCleen – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-08-16. 

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