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Abby Ellin (born 1968) is an American author and journalist. The author of two books, including ''Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married'', she writes regularly for ''
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'', among other publications. Ellin grew up in
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, and attended Brookline High School. She holds a BS in communications from Ithaca College, an MFA in creative writing from
Emerson College Emerson College is a private college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It also maintains campuses in Los Angeles and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of Public Speaking, o ...
, and a master's degree in international public policy from
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. Ellin's first book, ''Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat Kid Weighs In on Living Large, Losing Weight, and How Parents Can (and Can't) Help'', published in 2007, documents her own experience as an overweight teenager, and examines the psychological, medical, and cultural impact of obesity on adolescents. ''Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married'' was published in January 2019. Based on her relationship with a man she identifies as The Commander, an ex–Navy Seal who falsely claimed to be the high-level CIA operative mastermind, the book "turns her heartache into a riveting memoir that's also an insightful investigation into the nature of emotional con artists." The book expanded on "The Drama of Deception," a cover story Ellin wrote for ''Psychology Today'' in 2015.


Bibliography

*''TEENAGE WAISTLAND: A Former Fat Kid Weighs In on Living Large, Losing Weight, and How Parents Can (and Can't) Help'', PublicAffairs, 2007, *''DUPED: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married'', PublicAffairs/Hachette, 2019,


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