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Kathy Lette on getting even in the ‘The Revenge Club’
KATHY LETTE is the co-author of the iconic, proto-feminist work, Puberty Blues, and she has written over 20 books that have been translated into 19 languages. Her latest novel The Revenge Club is a witty story about settling scores and getting even.
AKINA HANSEN writes.
At 16 years of age Kathy Lette left school to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. Just one year after leaving school, she co-authored Puberty Blues, an autobiographical novel that ...
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