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Jeanne Mackin Biography, Books, and Similar Authors

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Jeanne Mackin

Jeanne Mackin

Jeanne Mackin Biography

Jeanne Mackin is the author of several historical novels, including Picasso's Lovers, The Last Collection, which has been translated into five languages, and The Beautiful American, which won a CNY award for fiction. She has taught in the MFA Creative Writing program at Goddard College and won journalism awards. She lives in the Finger Lakes area of New York State.

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