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Susanne Abel

Susanne Abel worked as an educator before her time as a student of film studies led to directing numerous documentaries for German television. Since 2017, she has devoted her time entirely to writing. Her acclaimed debut novel ‘Stay away from Gretchen’ stormed to the top of the SPIEGEL bestseller list and was a sensational success, as was its successor ‘What I Never Said’. Susanne Abel lives mostly in Cologne.

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