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Anna Maxted | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 2000-present |
| Genre | Chick lit |
Anna Maxted is an author based in North London, England.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in 1969, she is married to fellow author and journalist Philip Robinson and they have three young sons.[citation needed] She writes female contemporary fiction, which is viewed as being at the high end of the chick lit market.[citation needed]
Anna Maxted read English Literature at Girton College, Cambridge, before becoming a journalist.[citation needed] She is former Assistant Editor of Cosmopolitan, and has freelanced for most national newspapers and magazines, including The Independent on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Times, Daily Express, FHM, Esquire and Living Etc.[citation needed]
Her first novel Getting Over It, was semi-autobiographical and based very much around her experience of the death of her own father. It was a bestseller in The New York Times.[2]
She is writing freelance writer for over 30 years. She does features for Times2 and the Weekend section since 2013.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- Getting Over It, July 2000, ReganBooks, US/Arrow, UK
- Running In Heels, Sept 2001, ReganBooks, US/Arrow UK
- Behaving Like Adults, August 2003 ReganBooks, US/Arrow, UK
- Being Committed, June 2005, ReganBooks, US/Arrow UK
- A Tale of Two Sisters, July 2006 Publisher: Dutton, US/William Heinemann, UK
- Rich Again, December 2009, St. Martin's Griffin
References
[edit]- ↑ Santella, Andrew (20 August 2006). "Fiction Chronicle (Published 2006)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023.
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- Danford N. Is Chick Lit Still Chic? Publishers Weekly. 2003;250(42):5-20. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=11125931&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Collins R. Behaving Like Adults (Book). Library Journal. 2003;128(5):115. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=9268122&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Smith C. Living the Life of a Domestic Goddess: Chick Lit's Response to Domestic-Advice Manuals. Women's Studies. 2005;34(8):671-699. doi:10.1080/00497870500359605
- Zaleski J. RUNNING IN HEELS (Book Review). Publishers Weekly. 2001;248(19):219. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=4428068&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Smothers, Joyce W. Getting Over It (Book Review). Library Journal. 2000; 125(8):154. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=3080268&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Getting Over It. Baker & Taylor Author Biographies. January 2000:1. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=49268338&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Anna Maxted. Baker & Taylor Author Biographies. January 2000:1. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=49341891&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
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