Tarryn Fisher (born 1983) is a South African-born novelist based in

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, United States. She writes primarily in the romance, thriller, and new adult genres, and is best known for her ''New York Times'' best selling novels ''The Wives'' and ''The Wrong Family''.

Early life and career

Tarryn Fisher was born in

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, to a

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family. Her father, Dennis Fisher, was a horse trainer and his wife, Cynthia Fisher, was a schoolteacher. The family left South Africa and moved to

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in 1985 when Fisher was 3 years old. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and children. Fisher self-published her first novel, ''The Opportunist'', through Amazon. Fisher's two most recent novels ''The Wives'' and ''The Wrong Family'', were published by

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, a division of

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. Both titles made appearances on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list. In a 2019 review of ''The Wives'', ''

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'' described the novel as "all a bit over the top, but Fisher is a slick writer who keeps a tight rein on her lightning-fast plot."

Bibliography

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Fisher, Tarryn (26 April 2022). ''An Honest Lie''. ISBN 9781525811579

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* Living people 1980s births South African women novelists Writers from Johannesburg South African emigrants to the United States 21st-century South African novelists 21st-century South African women writers {{SouthAfrica-writer-stub