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I’d no particular ambitions beyond being either widely admired or stealthily influential—I was torn between the two.

Karen Joy Fowler

I’d no particular ambitions beyond being either widely admired or stealthily influential—I was torn between the two.

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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 social alienation.
She is best known as the author of the best-selling novel The Jane Austen Book Club (2004) that was adapted into a movie of the same name.