Sheri Holman graduated from The College of William and Mary in 1988, mastering in Theatre. From there, she became an assistant to a literary agent. In that time, she began to write her first novel, A Stolen Tongue. It was published in 1996. She then went on to write “The Dress Lodger,” which was published in 1999. Sheri Holman also wrote “Sondok, Princess of the Moon and Stars,” which was published in 2002; and “Mammoth Cheese,” which published in 2003. Sheri Holman now lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.
Sheri Holman graduated from The College of William and Mary in 1988, mastering in Theatre. From there, she became an assistant to a literary agent. In that time, she began to write her first novel, A Stolen Tongue. It was published in 1996. She then went on to write “The Dress Lodger,” which was published in 1999. Sheri Holman also wrote “Sondok, Princess of the Moon and Stars,” which was published in 2002; and “Mammoth Cheese,” which published in 2003. Sheri Holman now lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.
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