Anna Blundy (born 11 April 1970) is an English novelist and

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. She was born in London and educated at the

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and

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. Her first book was published in 1998: ''Every Time We Say Goodbye'', a memoir of her father

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, a foreign correspondent killed in

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in 1989. Her series of novels featuring the female

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Faith Zanetti started with ''The Bad News Bible'' in 2004. The second in a series, ''Faith Without Doubt'', was published in September 2005. The third in the series, ''Neat Vodka'' was published in September 2006 by

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. Anna Blundy studied

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. She is a columnist for ''

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'' and was its Moscow Bureau Chief during the 1998–99 financial crisis. She has appeared since 2006 on BBC Television's ''

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'' and its successor ''

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''.

Books

*''Every Time We Say Goodbye'' *''Oligarch's Wife'' *''Only My Dreams'' ;Faith Zanetti novels #''Bad News Bible'' #''Faith Without Doubt'' #''Neat Vodka'' #''Double Shot'', US title: ''Breaking Faith'' #''My Favourite Poison''

References

External links

Proper Advice from a Psychoanalytic Viewpoint
blog *
''Life of the Mind'' & other Articles by Anna Blundy
at ''

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