Abigail Dean
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abigail Dean | |
|---|---|
| Born | Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | Robinson College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Girl A (2021) |
Abigail Dean is an English writer, living in south London.[1] She is the author of the novels Girl A (2021),[2] Day One (2024),[3] and The Death of Us (2025).[4]
Dean was born in Manchester, England,[5] and grew up in Hayfield, Derbyshire. She graduated from Robinson College, Cambridge, in 2008,[6] with a degree in English literature.[1][7] After her degree, she took a law conversion course, eventually specialising in information technology law, in which she has had a career.[1] She worked as a lawyer for Google.[1]
In 2019, it was reported that Dean received a six-figure sum from UK publisher HarperCollins for her first novel Girl A, and another, The Conspiracies. She reportedly received a seven-figure deal from US publisher Viking Press.[8] Girl A was published in the UK in January 2021.[9]
