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, 2009. . p. 266-267. She has been a three-time Lambda Literary Award nominee: ''The Secret in the Bird'' was a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction nominee at the

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in 1991, and ''Stranded'' was nominated for Lesbian Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror at the

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, 2008. . p. 495. Grace was educated in clinical psychology. She used the pen name, an anagram of her real name, to keep her writing separate from her professional career as a psychologist.

Works

*''The Winged Dancer'' (1983, ) *''Soul Snatcher'' (1985, ) *''Paz'' (1986, ) *''The Secret in the Bird'' (1988, ) *''Edgewise'' (1989, ) *''Slick'' (1990, ) *''Stranded'' (1991, ) *''Wednesday Nights'' (1994, )

References

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