Tanaz Bhathena is a Canadian author. She has written ''

A Girl Like That ''A Girl Like That'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Dell Henderson and written by Paul West and Roswell Dague. The film stars Irene Fenwick, Owen Moore, Thomas O'Keefe, Eddie Sturgis, Harry Lee and John T. Dillon. The film w ...

'' and '' The Beauty of the Moment.''

Early life

Bhathena was born in

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, and later lived in

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. She moved to

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when she was a teenager.

Bibliography

*''A Girl Like That'' (2018) *''The Beauty of the Moment'' (2019) *''Hunted by the Sky'' (2020) *''Rising Like a Storm'' (2021)

Accolades

* 2018 – Nominated for the 2019

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for ''A Girl Like That'' * 2019 – Nominated for the 2020 White Pine Award for ''The Beauty of the Moment'' * 2021 – Winner of the 2021 White Pine Award for ''Hunted by the Sky''

References

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