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Jean Bedford
Jean Bedford (born 4 February 1946) is an English-born Australian writer who is best known for her crime fiction, but who has also written novels and short stories, as well as nonfiction. She is also an editor and journalist, and has taught creative writing in several universities for over 20 years. Life Bedford was born in Cambridge, England and came to Australia as an infant. She grew up in country Victoria on the Mornington Peninsula. She undertook her Bachelor of Arts degree at Monash University and then studied Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Papua New Guinea where she had gone with her first husband, Klim Gollan. They had a daughter, Sofya Gollan, who is a deaf actress.Hessey, Ruth (2003) "Sofya's Voice"
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Sisters Publishing
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