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Margaret Cezair-Thompson  was born in Jamaica, West Indies. She is the author of two novels, The True History of Paradise (Dutton-Plume 1999) and The Pirate’s Daughter (Unbridled Books 2007). Other publications include short fiction, essays, and articles in Callaloo, the Washington Post, Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Graham House Review, and Elle. Her screenplay, Photo Finish, about a Jamaican-American athlete, was sold to Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions. The author teaches literature and creative writing at Wellesley College and currently resides in Massachusetts.