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Born in Pittsburgh, Kathleen Tessaro studied drama before emigrating to London. After ten years working as an actress in films, television and theatre, she left the profession and worked for the English National Opera whilst training in the evenings as a drama teacher and voice coach.

During this time she began to write. Working on short stories during her lunch hour, she also joined a successful workshop, and published her first, bestselling novel Elegance in 2003. Her follow-up bestseller, Innocence, was published in 2005 and her new novel, The Flirt, was published in 2008, all by HarperCollins. 

She lives in North London with her husband and son.