Diane Chamberlain
Diane Chamberlain is the best-selling author of 18 novels. Her books, frequently set in the southeastern United States, are complex stories about love, compassion and forgiveness with a touch of mystery and suspense.
Diane was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attended Glassboro State University. She also lived for many years in both San Diego and northern Virginia. Diane received her master’s degree in clinical social work from San Diego State University. Prior to her writing career, she was a hospital social worker and a psychotherapist in private practice, working primarily with adolescents.
Diane’s background in psychology and her work in hospitals have given her a keen interest in understanding the way people tick, as well as the background necessary to create real, living, breathing characters.
Diane has three married stepdaughters,three grandchildren, and two shelties. She lives with photographer John Pagliuca in North Carolina where she's at work on her 19th novel.
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Secret Lives Diane Chamberlain |
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The Escape Artist Diane Chamberlain |
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