Deborah Newell

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About me

Gender Female
Occupation Writer
Location Florida, United States
Introduction Born in England and educated there, as well as in Barbados, Honduras, and the United States. Received a Bachelor's from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in 1981. Created the blog litbrit in 2006. Lives with her husband, three sons, and several large and loyal attack dogs and trained-assassin felines, in sunny Florida, USA.
Favorite Movies 12 Monkeys, Spinal Tap, Il Postino, Cinema Paradiso, Big Night, Tess, Como Agua Para Chocolate, A Clockwork Orange, Being There, The English Patient, Deconstructing Harry, The Little Drummer Girl, Damage, Amadeus, The Constant Gardener, Scarface, Monty Python (all of them!), Brazil, Time Bandits.
Favorite Music I love and listen to so many genres and sub-genres, it's simply impossible to choose one or ten or fifty, even. As Frank Zappa said, "Music is the BEST."
Favorite Books 1984, Brave New World, The Joy Luck Club, The Handmaid's Tale, Money (A Suicide Note), Other People (A Mystery Story), The Corrections, A Perfect Spy, The Bell Jar, Jane Eyre, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.