Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, International Fiction, Adult, New Releases
ISBN: 9781405971553
Published: June 2026
Imprint: Penguin
Page Extent: 320
Format: Paperback
RRP 275.00

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Virginia Evans

Virginia Evans

Virginia Evans is from the East Coast of the United States. She attended James Madison University for her bachelor’s in English literature. After starting a family, she went back to school for her master’s of philosophy in creative writing at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, where she studied under tutors including Claire Keegan and Kevin Power. She now lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with her husband, Mark, two children, Jack and Mae, and her Red Labrador, Brigid.

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