Abigail Dean is a British writer, living in south London. [1] Her first novel is Girl A (2021). [2]
Dean was born in Manchester. [3] She grew up in Hayfield, Derbyshire, and went to Cambridge to study English literature. [1] [4] After her degree she took a law conversion course, eventually specialising in information technology law, in which she has had a career. [1] She works as a lawyer for Google. [1]
In 2019 it was reported that Dean received a six-figure sum from UK publisher HarperCollins for her first novel Girl A and another, The Conspiracies. She reportedly received a seven-figure deal from US publisher Viking Press. [5] Girl A was published in the UK in January 2021. [6]
Abigail Dean is a British writer, living in south London. [1] Her first novel is Girl A (2021). [2]
Dean was born in Manchester. [3] She grew up in Hayfield, Derbyshire, and went to Cambridge to study English literature. [1] [4] After her degree she took a law conversion course, eventually specialising in information technology law, in which she has had a career. [1] She works as a lawyer for Google. [1]
In 2019 it was reported that Dean received a six-figure sum from UK publisher HarperCollins for her first novel Girl A and another, The Conspiracies. She reportedly received a seven-figure deal from US publisher Viking Press. [5] Girl A was published in the UK in January 2021. [6]