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Anna
Gavalda

Anna Gavalda is an internationally acclaimed bestselling author, widely regarded as one of France’s newest literary stars. Her works include I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere and Hunting and Gathering. A former high school French teacher and mother of two, she lives outside of Paris.

Anna Gavalda is an internationally acclaimed bestselling author, widely regarded as one of France’s newest literary stars. Her works include I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere and Hunting and Gathering. A former high school French teacher and mother of two, she lives outside of Paris.

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