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Apparently, all you needed to be considered normal was no evidence to the contrary.

Karen Joy Fowler

Apparently, all you needed to be considered normal was no evidence to the contrary.

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About Karen Joy Fowler

Karen Joy Fowler is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. Her work often centers on the nineteenth century, the lives of women, and alienation.
She is best known as the author of the best-selling novel The Jane Austen Book Club that was made into a movie of the same name.