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She grew up in paris, new york and bangkok, attended harvard university, and now lives in london. Her writing has been published in granta, the new york times and the guardian. After studying at mount holyoke college and harvard university, she earned a phd in social anthropology. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. In 2007 this books was first published by harpercollins.