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After graduating, she moved with her husband to the usa, where she lived for three years, first in washington dc, then new york, and travelled extensively. She worked for two years as a critic and contributing editor. This line of books has sought to capitalize on the recent renaissance of revisionist fiction and sequels to popular and classic works alike, from jane austens pride and prejudice janet aylmers darcys story to brontes jane eyre emma tennants thornfield hall. It is twenty years since the death of rebecca, the hauntingly beautiful first wife of. See all books authored by sally beauman, including rebeccas tale, and the landscape of love, and more on. Sally kinseymiles was born on 25 july 1944 in devon, england, uk. On the first part, colonel arthur julyan, rebeccas dear friend, narrated that he has been haunted because hes guilty. She graduated from girton college, cambridge ma in english literature she married christopher beauman an economist. I was still inside the dream, still reliving that appalling moment when the tiny coffin began to. It contains a black notebook with two handwritten words on the title page rebecca s tale and two pictures. Sally beauman sally kinseymiles was born on 25 july 1944 in devon, england, uk.
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