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Leonie Charlton

Leonie Charlton travelled extensively as a child, living in England, Africa, Wales and Scotland. She has worked as a cowgirl in Australia, an English teacher in Japan, and her degree in Hispanic Studies took her to Catalonia for two years. Marram, published by Sandstone Press, is her first full length book, although her fiction and poetry have appeared widely in magazines.

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