N.D. Gomes graduated from the University of Stirling with a BA in Media and Journalism Studies, and went on to received her Master’s degree in Education in the US. She currently works in a public school system to increase educational opportunities for students with special needs. She divides her time between the US and Scotland, but hopes to spend more time at her cottage in Hay-on-Wye in Wales. Dear Charlie is her debut novel.
N.D. Gomes graduated from the University of Stirling with a BA in Media and Journalism Studies, and went on to received her Master’s degree in Education in the US. She currently works in a public school system to increase educational opportunities for students with special needs. She divides her time between the US and Scotland, but hopes to spend more time at her cottage in Hay-on-Wye in Wales. Dear Charlie is her debut novel.
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