Amanda Boyden is an American novelist. Born in Northern

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and raised in

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and

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, she studied creative writing at the

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, where she and her ex-husband,

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writer

Joseph Boyden Joseph Boyden (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. He is best known for writing about First Nations culture. '' Three Day Road'', a novel about two Cree soldiers serving in the Canadian military during World War ...

, were faculty members until 2012. In addition to writing, Amanda Boyden is a trapeze artist who founded Aerialists, Inc., her own all-female troupe, and performed as Lady Hummingbird.

Works

* ''Pretty Little Dirty'' (2006) * ''Babylon Rolling'' (2008) * ''I got the dog'' (2020)

External links

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